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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

Water everywhere, but is it safe? Students take a closer look

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Students examine what’s in the water from wells in area municipalities, as well as in tap water from their schools and homes

Refugee author tells students, ‘It is the story of your community’

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese
Sandra Uwiringiyimana’s story of fleeing conflict and leaving her country behind resonated with students who read and discussed her book, “How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child.”

First-grader donates nearly 200 books to his school highlighting black history

Caledonia Erin Albanese
David Donaldson knows a lot about Katherine Johnson, an African-American woman and mathematician who made major contributions to NASA. He’s read about her in...

Olympic-style reading events push students to go for the gold

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
Forget a pentathlon or decathlon; Southeast Kelloggsville Elementary School students completed up to 20 events for the “Read for the Gold!” March is Reading...

Students march for their lives: ‘If others aren’t going to do it, I think we should’

All Districts Erin Albanese
Six teenage organizers from Forest Hills and Grand Rapids led a crowd of thousands in the March for Our Lives at Rosa Parks Circle

Students, staff discuss importance of diversity in a mostly white district

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Students are inviting all to the table to talk about diversity and spur a movement to show all are welcome in Byron Center

“I realize what a privilege it is”

Rockstar Teachers Erin Albanese
Rockstar Teachers Series: There's just something about certain teachers that draws students to them in droves and keeps them checking in years, even decades...

School shooting protests provide teachable moment on touchy topic

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Wyoming Junior High eighth-graders read and discussed different perspectives -- right, left and center -- on the Second Amendment, gun rights and what measures should be taken to stop mass shootings

Beatboxer busts growth mindset rhymes

Caledonia Erin Albanese
“(Blake) demonstrated what can be accomplished with a positive, growth-mindset attitude and plenty of perseverance,” said Principal Sean McLaughlin

Deeply rooted in community, retiree helps plant trees and love of reading

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
Retired Forest Hills media specialist Jim Ward works to support reading and good schools in his community of Kelloggsville
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Video featuring parents encourages more to get involved

Powered by Parents Erin Albanese
Parents’ voices unite in an uplifting video that shares their experiences in the district and encourages others to get involved

New play includes many firsts

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Student cast members say the play has allowed them to go deep into character development, while recognizing strong themes of isolation, anxiety and abandonment
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Is this school haunted? Time to call the ghost ferreters!

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
The rewards of a summer filmmaking experience are (not grimly) being reaped by Lee students who spent a week last June creating a 10-minute short film, as part of the school’s first summer Movie Making Extravaganza class

Teens gather messages for Parkland peers, say they must speak up

Wyoming Erin Albanese
The Wyoming High students said they wanted to reach out to Florida peers who experienced the Feb. 14 mass shooting at their school

Students become engineers to design games, including Black Panther and the Brooklyn Bridge

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Design-thinking, meet science, technology, engineering and math. In all three of the district’s elementary schools, students are busy inventing by using a step-by-step process that allows them to develop products like real designers would

Teachers help teachers take it to the next level at Van Andel Education Institute

All Districts Erin Albanese
Mastermind is a group of West Michigan teachers, principals, social workers and other educators who have met monthly at Van Andel Education Institute this school year, working together to overcome challenges common to many of them
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