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

All dressed up with somewhere to go

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Students in the Student Life and Leadership class provided girls with lots of Homecoming Dance dress options -- for free -- by collecting donated dresses from around the community...

New role merges remote learning, instructional technology

Kentwood Erin Albanese

David Emeott is the new director of remote learning and instructional technology at Kentwood Public Schools. SNN gets to know him in this edition of Meet Your Administrator...

Teachers weigh in on lessons of the pandemic

School 2.0 Erin Albanese

Teachers are recognizing what they've learned after 18 months in pandemic-mode

Safety comes first for new bus drivers

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Eighteen new bus drivers recently received training in safety measures at Kent ISD...

GRCC renovations put student services under one roof

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

Financial aid, enrollment, admissions and student records have merged on the first floor of the newly renovated Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall...

Parents are nervous, excited; students, ready to learn

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Some are returning to in-person learning for the first time since buildings were shuttered in March 2020...

‘The plan for me is to get them out, no matter how’

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Instead of classes and student life, his singular focus is on his family and the plight they face in surviving the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and getting over the border to Pakistan, Iran or Uzbekistan...

‘My personal vision is to change the world’

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Kevin Polston is the new superintendent for Kentwood Public Schools. He plans to “stand on the shoulders of the great things that have happened in Kentwood previously,” building on efforts to serve the diverse population...

Masks are recommended, not required for students this fall

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Districts align recommendations with state, CDC, to recommend but not require masking...

Voters ‘overwhelmingly’ approve operating millage

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Voters this week supported continuing a Grand Rapids Public Schools millage that generates about 15% of the district’s total operating budget. Just under 70 percent of votes were cast in favor...

Student earns high school diploma, associate degree at age 15

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

Voca Ford, 15, graduated with both her Tri County High School diploma and her GRCC associate degree last month. She’s now looking forward to continuing her education to become a psychiatrist...

Summer course serves as bridge from high school to college

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese

The program aims to help boost academic skills following more than a year of learning during the pandemic...

Parents show gratitude to beloved bus driver

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Parents appreciate bus driver Donna Tipton so much that they presented her with a $1,000 check...

Post-pandemic years will focus on student recovery

All Districts Erin Albanese

Several West Michigan educators contributed to the MI Blueprint for Comprehensive Student Recovery, recently released by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and state education leaders to support student recovery from the pandemic’s impact...

Students focus on equity in letters to Board of Ed

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

The Equity Project is a new twist on an argumentative writing unit. Normally, teacher Katie Sluiter assigns a topic, but this year she knew students had a lot on their minds...

For once-homeless mother and daughter graduates, ‘dreams do come true’

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese

Ayjia Jones and her mother, Monique Williams, are both graduates of the Class of 2021. Their accomplishment comes after two years living in motels, searching for housing and pathways to stability...

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