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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

Kaleidoscope of cultures

Kentwood Erin Albanese
‘...It is of paramount importance that the community understands their stories,’ said a student organizer of the inaugural event at the school...

Living in cars, campers, motels and ‘doubled-up,’ homeless students struggle to succeed

Homeless, with Homework Erin Albanese
Schools -- urban, suburban and rural -- are seeing increased numbers of homeless students and fewer options for housing because of high rents and scarce vacancies...

Blog competition leads to tall tales, descriptive writing

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Each Friday teacher Todd Jongekrijg gives his fourth graders a topic for a weekly blog competition. They publish their blogs and comment on each other’s for points...

‘A grandpa to 310 kids’

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Fritz Bowerman serves as a new source of support for students at Gladiola Elementary School. He works to meet their needs in a proactive, positive way...

Students celebrate life of classmate, friend

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Lucia 'Luci' Raegan Kesner had a debilitating and terminal disease called mucolipidosis type II. She was unable to attend school but her classmates connected with her over Skype...

Senior shares Native American dance, heritage with younger peers

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Culture can come in the form of food, dress and dancing, including, as Zhaawan Sprague knows, the traditional jingle dance...

‘It feels important’

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Another benefit has been increased parental involvement. After parents watched the Tiger Talk segment about reading night, attendance doubled over last year’s event...

Student uses Heimlich learned in school on choking boy

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Just a week after learning first aid and CPR, including the Heimlich maneuver, in health class, Ta’Niya Lomax put her new skills into action...

Board hires assistant superintendent as new district chief

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Assistant Superintendent Kevin Macina has been hired to succeed Dan Takens as district superintendent. Macina will take the reins Jan. 1, pending approval of an employment contract...

Grant to allow ease in academic advising

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese
It's often challenging to schedule appointments because students are attending school and have other life responsibilities...

Simple plans, solid training, most effective for school emergency response

All Districts Erin Albanese
West Michigan school representatives learned do’s and don’ts of emergency response at workshop emphasizing simple plans that staff can remember...

‘Waking our brains up’

Wyoming Erin Albanese
When students aren’t developing fine and large motor skills through physical activity, academics can suffer...

Mural inspired by THE STRING PROJECT symbolizes connection

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Every fifth and sixth grader at Nickels Intermediate School added paint, paper or a message to a mural to hang in the school office...

Sharing ‘little good things’ to start the day off right

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Fifth grade teacher Darin Keller takes a few minutes each day to just talk to his students. He started the five-minute sessions three years ago to check in with how everyone is doing...

Envisioning classrooms of tomorrow

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
Educators and community leaders brainstormed their dream schools using Legos, and learned about research on how to best prepare students for today’s workforce, in a conference on reforming education called ‘Outsmarting the Robots’...

Order’s up!

Grand Rapids Community College Erin Albanese
In a busy Grand Rapids Community College Secchia Institute for Culinary Arts kitchen, two-person teams of students from GRCC, Mexico, Canada and Scotland competed to create the best dishes during Nation’s Cup...
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