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

‘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...

The minds behind the designs

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Next year, they will learn about innovations and their progressions. In fifth grade, they will become innovators themselves and design their own products...

Series addresses vaccine information for students

All Districts Erin Albanese

Educators and medical experts provide information and answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, during the three-part series “Keeping Our Students Safe” offered by Spectrum Health, in partnership with Vaccinate West Michigan...

District breaks ground on new fifth- and sixth-grade building

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Come fall of 2023, about 700 fifth- and sixth graders will have a new Nickels Intermediate School building...

‘I will always be a Falcon’

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Superintendent Michael Zoerhoff retires from his position on June 30. He reflects on a career spent in a district where he feels immense pride...

Learning something new expands life, social skills

Empowering Abilities Erin Albanese

Students in an Autism Spectrum Disorder and Moderately Cognitively Impaired program explored many types of art and dance, thanks to a grant...

Raising fish and growing foliage

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Connecting students with the wild world around them is a priority at Countryside Elementary, where students have spent the school year learning both inside a classroom that is home to fish habitats and plant ecosystems and outside where wetlands teem with scaly and furry friends...

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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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