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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

Voters approve Headlee Override proposal

Wyoming Erin Albanese
The approval of the Headlee Override will recapture a loss in revenue for the district’s operating funds...

Students to cruise toward success this summer

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese
The program’s focus is connecting students with resources and awareness of college and careers...

Discovering passions, paths and purpose

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese
The annual event welcomed 830 eighth graders from 24 Kent ISD schools to learn about opportunities beyond high school...

A formula for teaching algebra

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Forget cramming study guide notes before a test...

Third graders have the solution to organizing toys in messy bedrooms

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Students at Discovery and Explorer elementary schools are creating prototypes for toy storage containers by using the design thinking process...

Shirts, slushies and spirit

Wyoming Erin Albanese
The Wolf Den, the Wyoming High School store offering the latest black and purple gear, is an entrepreneurial endeavor built from scratch by students in business management and marketing class...

An explorer, a tropical island, a pineapple

State of the Arts Erin Albanese
The state-wide contest is in its eighth year...

District seeks to restore full operating millage

Wyoming Erin Albanese
District voters are being asked to consider a Headlee Override millage proposal to bring the district’s operating millage back up to its state-authorized 18 mills...

‘All of their stories come together’

Places of Refuge Erin Albanese
In a school district that is home to many not born in the U.S., seventh graders dive deep into learning about and welcoming newcomers from all over the world...

Tug of (Revolutionary) War

Byron Center Erin Albanese
A game with mismatched teams is a favorite activity each year in fifth grade teacher Josh Smith’s class...

Legislators, superintendents, students talk top issues in Michigan Schools

Issues in Education Erin Albanese
One lawmaker said it’s important for them to understand 'what it means on the ground and in real life for our educators'...

Welcome to the New World

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Oriole Park students learned about the journey of an immigrant to the U.S. in the early 1900s, when many people arrived from Europe and were greeted by the image of the Statue of Liberty on the horizon...

Math intervention aims to reach every student

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Different students may be in groups weekly, depending on what standards they have met...

‘You sneak them into learning’

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Brent VanEnk wanted to teach in the most engaging way possible, so he created a virtual world where students play out what they learn...

Musicians take on anything but classical

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Forty-four students become immersed each morning in music styles ranging from bluegrass to alternative rock in the Anything But Classical Orchestra...

GRCC nursing programs hit anniversary milestones

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese
The programs are celebrating 100 percent student pass rates...
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