Kent County

GRPS team takes top honors at nat’l competition

May 4th, 2009 at 11:25 pm by Tony Tagliavia under News
GRPS board meeting, May 4, 2009.

GRPS board meeting, May 4, 2009.

A team of Grand Rapids Public Schools students took top honors in nationwide math and language competitions at the National Academic Games tournament in Tennessee. (more…)


GRPS, union agree on fact-finder — mediation set for Thurs.

November 5th, 2008 at 5:44 pm by Tony Tagliavia under News

Grand Rapids school administrators and the teachers union have formally agreed on a fact-finder — a state-paid negotiator who would look at the district’s books and issue a non-binding report on a new teachers contract — but that person still won’t be available until spring. (more…)