Grand Rapids Public Schools

Grand Rapids Public Schools is celebrating four new fully accessible playgrounds, part of the district’s inclusion efforts

From zoning to investing in schools, parks and public safety, Kent and Muskegon County voters supported local millages

A group of 180 volunteers tackled the job of building a new playground at Gerald R. Ford Academic Center Friday, despite oppressively high temperatures

The school is modeled after Detroit’s UPrep Academy, which graduates more than 90% of students, sending just as many to college or other post-secondary education

In 2011, voters approved a 1.0 mill sinking fund for five years for GRPS, but that expired in 2016

State grants will fund the clean up and repurposing of five contaminated sites

The Grand Rapids Board of Education will sell the former Stocking and Alexander school sites to developers building affordable housing

The Grand Rapids Public School district is planning to sell 10 buildings they no longer need, and one organization is ready to turn the former Stocking Elementary into a community hub

The Grand Rapids Public School district is planning to sell 10 buildings they no longer use or need. They have potential buyers for two of them, Stocking and Alexander Elementaries

Grand Rapids Public Schools is pulling back the curtain on how it spends money through its ‘School Budget 101 Workshop’ bridging the gap between the district and the public