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

Becoming Role Models to Help Second-graders Read

Kentwood Erin Albanese

After reading a Dr. Seuss book to second-graders, Crossroads Alternative High School junior Jimel Davis opened the lid of a cardboard box sitting next...

‘King of the Leap Year Parade’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center second-grader Eviel Alvarez-Martinez was named Leap Year King on Feb. 29 to celebrate his second real birthday. While Eviel is 8...

Teens See Their Lives Mirrored in Reading List

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

When students say reading doesn't interest them, Godwin Heights High School English teacher Jessica Molloy steps up to her new book collection. She makes...

Drama Club “Space Aliens” Teach Etiquette, Theater Basics

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Aliens made a surprise appearance in the Pine Island Elementary media center recently. The youngsters from a galaxy far, far away soon made friends with...

Journalist & Mom Humbled, Frustrated with High Stakes Testing

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Well, that was... humbling. There are several things my children can do that I could once accomplish easily but can't so well anymore: A roundoff...

Community Members Sample New Standardized Tests

Issues in Education Erin Albanese

Parents, CEOs, journalists and community members stepped into the shoes of Michigan students recently taking a practice portion online of the new M-STEP assessment...

Day of Play All About Learning

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

There was a shark in the container with the fish. What could go wrong? "They are all in a fight! They are all in a...

Meeting the Griffins, Learning to Take a Slap-shot

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Kelloggsville Middle School sixth-grade students were treated to an unexpected surprise recently, compliments of Kelloggville Public Schools: a trip to a Grand Rapids Griffins...

If You Build It, They Will Nest

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Purple martins like to live in “huge condominiums” and downy woodpeckers prefer their birdhouses to be 6 to 20 feet off the ground. Those are...

Senior Project Yields 1,080 Toys Bound for Haiti

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Teddy bears, fluffy puppies and Beanie Babies of all kinds will soon be in the hands of children preparing for surgery in Haiti, thanks...

Hydroponics Adds Year-round Gardening, Science

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Jayden Irish used a cotton swab to pollinate a flowering plant. The Kelloggsville Middle School seventh-grader will soon be rewarded with the fruits of...

‘Lunch Lady’ Returns to Cook with Students

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

West Godwin Elementary fourth-graders stood in line taking turns shaking a bag filled with a Valentine's Day treat of Chex Mix and powdered sugar. To...

Let’s Build It Club Encourages Tinkering

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

It seemed like magic in the 1980s commercial for The Clapper light, but Pine Island Elementary students took just minutes to make their own...

Kindergartners Say the Darndest Things

Wyoming Erin Albanese

West Elementary kindergarten teacher Julie Merrill had students analyzing data, guessing what Dibels are (answer: a reading assessment) and talking about kindergarten recently in a thank-you...

First Generation College Student Struggles to Fit In

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Jordan Lovett feels a little like a puzzle piece that doesn't quite fit lately. She sits in the Moose Cafe at Aquinas College holding...

Responding to the Mean Girl

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Parent Sophia Gork played the "mean girl" to Marcia McEvoy during a Kelloggsville Public Schools workshop on helping students get along at school. "Loser," Gork...

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