Erin Albanese

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Erin Albanese is managing editor and reporter, covering Kentwood, Lowell and Wyoming. She was one of the original SNN staff writers, helping launch the site in 2013, and enjoys fulfilling the mission of sharing the stories of public education. She has worked as a journalist in the Grand Rapids area since 2000. A graduate of Central Michigan University, she has written for The Grand Rapids Press, Advance Newspapers, On-the-Town Magazine and Group Tour Media. Read Erin's full bio

‘Amazing Alphabet’ mural stretches from alligator to zebra

State of the Arts Erin Albanese

Students transformed letters into artsy animals to create the mural for kindergartners...

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A walk down memory lane & toward the future

Lowell Erin Albanese

Members of the Lowell High School Class of 2023 celebrated graduation with their former teachers while walking the halls of Alto Elementary, where they attended...

Making learning ‘as local as we can’

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Stephanie Nielsen, the Region 3 Michigan Teacher of the Year, leads her students into the wild schoolyard around them to discover peas, dandelions, trees and cross-curricular connections...

Students’ letters traverse the U.S.

Wyoming Erin Albanese

A letter from a sixth-grader in Pennsylvania led Wyoming peers to join The Great Mail Race...

Fifty ‘magical’ years

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

About 3,000 BEEPs have gone through the school that has a curriculum steeped in tradition and nature over the past half century...

Curator, gardener, defender of the freedom to read

Lowell Erin Albanese

Christine Beachler has overseen the district’s media centers for 22 years...

Have empathy, want change: capstones they care about

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

More than 60 seniors capped off their experience at Grand Rapids Museum High with a year’s worth of study on issues they chose. Many drilled global issues down to a local and personal level...

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School celebrates orchard with new trees

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Elementary students celebrated the planting of two new cherry trees in their school orchard for Arbor Day...

After struggling to focus, senior now sees infinite possibilities

Lowell Erin Albanese

After struggling in school and falling behind in credits, Damian Torres found the support he needed at Unity High...

Students tie words of Anne Frank to research projects

Kentwood Erin Albanese

The words of Anne Frank guided Crestwood Middle School eighth-graders through their study of the Holocaust...

What do you like best about school?

All Districts Erin Albanese

In this final installment of our student roundtable, the high school panelists share what they enjoy about school, and what makes them feel connected...

Math, reading lessons aim to curb summer learning loss

Opportunities Erin Albanese

Students have the opportunity to keep their grasp on math and reading this summer thorough nine-week program...

Remember Their Names vigil honors those lost in school shootings

All Districts Erin Albanese

Students, educators and community leaders honored those killed in school shootings at the “Remember Their Names” memorial event...

Student leader demonstrates ‘service above self’

Lowell Erin Albanese

Lowell High School senior Leah Davisdon has made service a part of her education as the organizer and volunteer recruiter for school and community events...

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A boom and whack makes for happy drummers

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Preschool students danced, moved and whacked their way through a recent music and drumming session...

Students power mini roller coasters with rubber bands

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Dickinson Elementary fourth-graders experimented with how energy stored in a rubber band can make something twirl and jump...

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent ISD, which enroll more than 102,000 students. Founded in 2013 as an initiative of Kent ISD, we are supported by local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and multimedia journalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues facing students and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

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