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

Students Evaluate Themselves at Parent-Teacher Conferences

Kentwood Erin Albanese

During spring conferences at Kentwood Public Schools' Bowen Elementary School, fifth-grader Mia Johnson told her mother, Stephanie Mitchell, what she loves about school, her...

Students Net National Awards for Artwork, Invited to Carnegie Hall

Byron Center Erin Albanese

A unique necklace, camouflaged window cling, picture of colorful fish and a black-and-white photo of a thoughtful woman are the creative artworks that have...

High-Poverty School Gives Back to Organization That Gives Them Sack Suppers

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Parkview Elementary students chattered excitedly while scooping trail mix and sealing plastic sandwich bags during a packing event for Kids Food Basket. The students were...

Volunteers Transform School Library System

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

When East Grand Rapids Public Schools eliminated its elementary media center paraprofessionals three years ago due to budget cuts, it was clear to parents...

Most Threats Not Credible, But Districts Prepare to Respond

Issues in Education Erin Albanese

Though real bombs are almost never preceded by warnings, school districts need step-by-step policies in place to respond to every incident, law enforcement officials...

For Some, Spring Break Meant Exploring Careers

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Exploring college and career possibilities took a science fiction-like turn for Nathan Lemons in early April. With the space-agey Samsung Gear VR, a virtual-reality device,...

Competing Plans to Fix Roads Produced Proposal 1, Lawmakers Say

All Districts Erin Albanese

State Rep. Robert VerHeulen, R-Walker, isn't saying how he will vote on the May 5 ballot proposal that would provide funding for roads, schools...

‘Frozen Hands’ Heats up Student’s Winter Clothing Drive

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Madisyn "Maddie" DeHorn received $10 from her grandparents for Christmas. The money came with a mission attached. The Duncan Lake Middle School seventh-grader was instructed...

Student Leaders Dish Out Help at God’s Kitchen

Kentwood Erin Albanese

There's more to leadership than being in charge or leading a group, said Crossroads Alternative High School students as they scrubbed tables, prepared food...

Bus Drivers Play Key Role, Form Bonds with Students

Byron Center Erin Albanese

As the wheels on the bus go round and round, bus drivers watch students grow up day after day and year after year. They...

District Plans to Transform Undeveloped Space Into Outdoor Learning Lab

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lee Middle School eighth-grade teacher Vlad Borza hopes to one day see the long-abused Plaster Creek flourishing with wildlife, such as nesting turtles and...

World History Comes Alive in Classroom; Students Inspired to Pack Their Bags

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

In World History teacher Betsy Rybarczyk's classroom, students are challenged to use their imaginations to envision themselves in historical settings around the globe. On...

Poetry Group Inspires Students to Mix Words, Share Experience

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Words tumble and flow, punctuated by emotion. Fingers snap rhythmically in the classroom as verses come full circle. It is poetry, raw, unnerving and...

Student Leader Devotes Fridays to Friendship

Byron Center Erin Albanese

It’s a little card with simple directions, but Byron Center High School students know what passing it out results in: smiles, a feeling of...

Science Comes Alive with Community Engineers, Programmers, Experts

Kentwood Erin Albanese

From the science behind a beautiful smile, to forces of flight and how liquid nitrogen works, Kentwood Public Schools elementary students got see, hear,...

Engaging Students Through Community Connections

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

During Steve Rierson's Lee High School physics class, students become pretend members of the Wyoming City Council, researching alternative energy sources for possible city...

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