GRPS
Faith, family, love for community fuels Williams' bid for GRPS school board
by (Lyonel LaGrone II)
Submitted 09-21-2018 under NEWS
This year seven candidates square off for five open seats on the Grand Rapids School board November 6, 2018 election. Of the seven candidates, three are incumbents (Tony Baker, Jose Flores, John Matias) and four are new challengers (Kimberely...
GRPS board approves moving special education programs to Kent ISD
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 08-07-2018 under NEWS
On Monday, August 6, 2018 Grand Rapids Board of Education voted to transfer center-based special needs programs administration over to the Kent Intermediate School District, or KISD. The vote was 7-1 with Dr. José Flores voting no. Over the last...
Free Educator Day at Grand Rapids Public Museum, John Ball Zoo
by (Grand Rapids Pu...)
Submitted 07-24-2018 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) and John Ball Zoo are hosting a Free Educators Day on Monday, August 13 for teachers to learn about educational opportunities at both locations in the coming school year. Teachers and educators can...
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...
Contentious GRPS school board meeting over special education, calls to remove superintendent
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 04-17-2018 under NEWS
A Grand Rapids Public Schools board meeting held on April 16, 2018 was a contentious meeting, preceded by a protest outside the administration buildings by special education advocates and ending in shouting and a call to the Grand Rapids Police...
Still in tears for our students after school walkout
by (crestongr)
Submitted 03-15-2018 under NONPROFITS
By Kymie Spring, Community Organizer, Creston Neighborhood Association I went to City High Middle School well before Columbine or any of the massacres that followed. We felt totally safe then. Later, when I taught elementary school, we had fire...
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center holds walkout in solidarity with GRPS, to promote safe community
by (hutch84)
Submitted 03-14-2018 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center (GRCDC) is a K – 5 elementary school in downtown Grand Rapids. GRCDC is a charter school with Grand Rapids Public Schools as the charter authorizer. This means they can make decisions as an autonomous entity...
GRPS school walkout endorsement hinders, not helps students advocate for gun reform laws
Submitted 03-12-2018 under OPINION
The tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida has provoked a surge of activism in students across the nation, including we Grand Rapids students who have planned to walkout in solidarity with the other demonstrators across the country on Wednesday, March...
First class of GRPS Challenge Scholars aims for free college
by (Charguitar)
Submitted 06-16-2017 under NEWS
Francisco McKnight just finished his freshman year at Union High School, but he’s already thinking ahead to college. That’s due in large part to the fact that, as a Challenge Scholar, he’s guaranteed up to four years tuition-free...