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Meet the candidates: 2024 GRPS Board of Education candidates
by (AlaynnaDressler)
Submitted 10-08-2024 under NEWS
There are eight Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) Board of Education candidates on the ballot for the general election on Nov. 5—Amber Kilpatrick, Arick Davis, Tonya Williams, Eleanor Moreno, Ismalis Nuñez, Jordoun Eatman and Richard Williamson....
Community updates: Tuesday, Oct. 6
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-06-2020 under NEWS
MDHHS issues order restoring COVID-19 rules after Michigan Supreme Court ruling The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on Monday issued an emergency order largely reinstating Gov. Whitmer’s COVID-related executive orders...
Community members call for accountability from GRPS regarding assault investigations against personnel, heater issues at Union High
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 11-21-2018 under NEWS
The Grand Rapids Board of Education held its bi-monthly meeting on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the Administration Building. Eleven community members spoke during the public comment time, most concerned with the investigations...
GRPS school board debates term limits for officer positions, hears parent concerns
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 05-22-2018 under NEWS
On Monday, May 21, 2018 the Grand Rapids Public Schools held their bimonthly Board of Education meeting at 6:30 p.m. The meeting included reports from athletic department staff about sports achievements during the 2017-2018 school year, from the...
Shawmut Hills needs more than great teachers, it needs investment from GRPS
by (SaraMelton)
Submitted 05-22-2018 under OPINION
Dear Board of Education, I want to thank GRPS for being a place where I can raise children who see the world at large, where all languages are encouraged, differences are celebrated, and where my boys are learning side by side with families...