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Erin Albanese

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

What will school look like in the fall? Community leaders prepare for various scenarios

School 2.0 Erin Albanese
Much is still to be determined about reopening for the 2020-2021 school year, and superintendents are preparing for various scenarios. Families are asked to complete a survey to provide input and share their opinions...

GRCC honored as a promising place to work

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese
GRCC is among 16 schools in the nation recognized as one of 2020 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges...

School officials join legislators calling for federal help with pandemic-induced state budget shortfalls

All Districts Erin Albanese
As many counties across the state see the coronavirus curve plateau or recede, fears about illness are fast becoming eclipsed by fears about budgets, and how schools will manage...

A father’s love, a son’s devotion, a school success

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese
Arec Winright used his memory of his father as motivation to do well in school and work hard toward graduation...

District honored for Capturing Kids Hearts

Kentwood Erin Albanese
The district has used the model for 14 years to build relationships, improve climate and culture and boost attendance and academics...

Superintendents face massive budget cuts that would dwarf those in Great Recession

All Districts Erin Albanese
Superintendents are calling for more revenue from the state and federal government as they address budget shortfalls expected to be far worse than experienced in the recession over a decade ago...
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Film students document pandemic

Byron Center Student Showcase Erin Albanese
Byron Center High School juniors Morgan Westrate and Alayna Arms captured their emotions and what’s going on in the world around them through videos created in response to the coronavirus pandemic...

Wyoming English teacher named Regional Teacher of the Year

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Shantel VanderGalien is now in the running for the 2020-2021 Michigan Teacher of the Year...

Teachers tap into one another’s knowledge for remote teaching

School 2.0 Erin Albanese
Educational technologist Brooke Storms created this list of remote learning resources, complete with free tutorials and getting-started guides...

GRCC offering free workforce training courses

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese
GRCC offers free courses to help people re-enter the workforce...

Counselors reach out to anxious students, stressed parents

School 2.0 Erin Albanese
From anxious students to stressed parents, school mental-health workers are addressing the social and emotional problems exacerbated by the coronavirus shutdown...

Guiding students to becoming informed citizens

Rockstar Teachers Erin Albanese
This AP Government teacher helps students learn to become critical thinkers, and students say his passion is contagious...

Creating art anywhere

State of the Arts Erin Albanese
A new reality of art lessons during the pandemic is the resource savviness required to make it work, technologically and material-wise...

Educators, writers reach out through book, website

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Team of educators invites students to tap into learning resources on their website...

‘Following a map and the sky’

Grads with Grit Erin Albanese
Adjy Jean spent years as an unaccompanied youth, displaced and moving from country to country. Now, after three years settled in Michigan, he will graduate from East Kentwood High School...

Freewheeling creativity

Byron Center Erin Albanese
A trio of students build a machine to test wheel bearings on electric cars...
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