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

District begins multi-year effort to improve equity, scholar success

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

A multi-year initiative, District Equity and Scholar Success Team, will work to embed equity practices into all areas of education...

Pre-teach, teach, reteach

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Students learn through a “pre-teach and reteach model,” sometimes receiving instruction three different times as additional support...

KSSN coordinator has neighborhood connection to school she serves

Kentwood Erin Albanese

What’s extra special about Breanna Vasquez being Kent School Services Network coordinator at Meadowlawn Elementary is that she also lives in the neighborhood...

School coordinators tap into communities, connect resources

All Districts Erin Albanese

Eighteen months into the pandemic, there’s perhaps never been a time more pressing for families to have a sense of belonging in their schools...

Happy to be back to serving younger students

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Jon Blackburn is the new Wyoming Intermediate School principal...

‘Kids want to be seen, heard, and feel valued’

Meet Your Administrators Erin Albanese

Alex Schukow is the new Wyoming Junior High School principal and Rhonda Varney is the new Wyoming High School assistant principal. SNN gets to know them in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

IT, culinary arts launching as middle-college options

Career Exploration Erin Albanese

The Kent ISD middle-college program, Launch U, is offering two new programs, IT and culinary arts, as pathways to earn GRCC college credits...

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...

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...

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...

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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.

Parent employees spark increase in volunteering

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Proud, exhausted, worthwhile: reflecting on the marathon of teaching

Longtime English teacher discovers ‘the possibilities of something new’

District launches new health and STEM programs

Actors reflect on history’s lessons, speaking out

Student artists commemorate founding of the US

New classroom library sparks excitement for reading

Student artists commemorate founding of the US

Lowell grad who has autism pens folly-filled comedic play

Middle school to host regional writing competition in March

Students share why being heard matters

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