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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

New AP Courses Give Students Shot at College Credits

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
A slate of four new Advanced Placement classes at Kelloggsville High School are giving students a taste of college rigor and the opportunity to...

Me and My Dad

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Hector Rodriguez sat with his daughters, Jocelyn, a kindergartner, and Aaliyah, a fifth-grader, munching on breakfast sandwiches and sipping juice. "I wish Pappi was here...

A Lesson in Philanthropy, Taught by 6th-graders

Caledonia Erin Albanese
How do you turn $2 into $8,500? Lemonade stands, cupcake sales, a backyard movie night, and peddling painted rocks and bracelets are just a few...

Stop, Collaborate and Listen

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Next to the statement, "I can make equivalent fractions," fifth-grader Amaya Davis checked a box that read, "I can do it myself" on a...

‘I show them another way, and another way, and another way’

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
A bank was robbed. Fifteen suspects – all middle-school staff members – had their mugshots taken, each holding a dollar bill up to their...

Learning Garden Opens

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Kettle Lake Elementary students have a new place to appreciate the great outdoors while reading, performing skits and feeling the sunshine as they learn. Complete...

Hispanic Culture Celebrated a Lo Grande!

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
The Mexican Hat Dance is perhaps cutest when performed by kindergarten, first- and second-graders, Early Education Center students demonstrated. Led by music teacher Tami Nelson,...

When Monsters Call and Teachers Read, Students Listen

The Road to Reading Erin Albanese
The shared love of a book was on display in English teacher Shantel VanderGalien's eighth-grade honors class as she read aloud from "A Monster...

Tireless Go-getter Makes Her Community a Better Place; Dreams of a Brighter Tomorrow

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese
Maria Aguirre likes to help other people's dreams come true: making sure a child has presents wrapped under the tree on Christmas morning, doing...

Prehistoric Science Lesson

Byron Center Erin Albanese
It's not every day you get to touch a 50-pound hip bone, or massive molars on a gigantic jaw. West Middle School students recently examined...

Girls ‘Inspired to do More’ at Tech Camp

Career Exploration Erin Albanese
Eighth-grader Hien-Tran Bui entered coding commands for her website focused on tips for putting on makeup. She had just learned the basics of site-building...

A Patient and Kind Friend to Newcomers

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
It's an extraordinary claim: During her 10 years working with middle school students, Missdalia Rios-Segundo says, not one has ever treated her with disrespect. But...

Wanted: More Than a Few Work-ready Graduates

Career Exploration Erin Albanese
Let's talk about a glaring example of the disconnect between the workforce and the pipeline of students who will soon enter it. Last spring, Kent...

Recycle, Reward, Recreation

Caledonia Erin Albanese
Students at Kettle Lake Elementary soon will have a perfect example of what recycled materials can become: a new playground structure to be added...

Terrific Trifecta

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Countryside Elementary has joined Brown and Marshall schools as a National Blue Ribbon School winner, giving the district the distinction that all three of...

School of Too Cool Colorful Fish

Kentwood Erin Albanese
"We are all different fish but we all swim together!" shouted Discovery Elementary students, complete with hand motions. Hundreds of students at Discovery, Bowen, Meadowlawn...
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