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

STEM Pros To Female Students: We Need You!

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Before heading to the gymnasium floor to compete with robots they helped build, about 100 girls sat down to listen to a panel of...

Up Close with In-Demand Careers

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Beginning a career in manufacturing after high school can pay off fast, said industry rep. Angie Huyghe. An apprentice in the toolroom can make a...

Grant Supports Learning from Nature

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Women Who Care of Kent County, a group of women who support nonprofits, recently awarded a grant of $12,000 to Godfrey-Lee Public Schools to...

‘I Want to be Capable to Speak’

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

Esperanza Mercado wants her children -- kindergartner Coral, first-grader Yra, and fourth-grader Adrian -- to have big goals. "I want them to get their...

Two Local Schools Pinned with National Blue Ribbon Honor

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Elementary schools in East Grand Rapids and Byron Center were two of 13 Michigan schools that were recently named National Blue Ribbon Schools by...

Latino Role Model: ‘Reach Out and Know Communities Around You’

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Children's author F. Isabel Campoy's writing honors the Latino community, providing a fresh look at history and sharing the message, "It doesn't matter where...

Welcome to High-Tech Classroom, Inc.

Kentwood Erin Albanese

Crestwood Middle School's new Collaboration Center looks more like a modern professional meeting room than a place seventh-graders complete school work. Tables are situated for...

SiTE: LAB Ramps Up Access

Caledonia Erin Albanese

During an ArtPrize field trip last week, senior Katie Bork stopped to talk to Christopher Smit, executive director of DisArt, an effort that aims...

Middle College: Head Start, Financially Smart

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Mitch Hendrickson earned 62 credits and an associate's degree while still a high school student, for free. On top of that, he's a full...

A Father’s Story: ‘It’s OK to Be the Way You Are’

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

When it comes to talking about gender identity in schools, Peter Tchoryk has seen how it can work firsthand. He and his wife, Sarah,...

Gender Identity is Not So Simple, Speaker Tells Educators

All Districts Erin Albanese

Many opinions, beliefs and confusion swirl around the topic of gender identity and how schools should address it. In the eye of that swirling...

New Coordinators Serve Up Hugs & Help

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

East Kelloggsville Elementary School kindergartner Ricky Brooks threw his arms around Student Service Coordinator Christie Alexander in a big hug. "Thank you!" he exclaimed. Alexander had...

At School with Dad

Kentwood Erin Albanese

More than 200 Brookwood Elementary fathers recently got busy cooking and hitting the books with their children at the annual "Grilling, Chilling, and Reading...

‘I Can Be Anything I Want’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Godfrey Elementary students' musings about what it means to be an American are on display on a mixed-media mural of a flag in the...

New Boardwalk is Playtime Empire

Caledonia Erin Albanese

The big wooden playground known as The Boardwalk stood on the Kettle Lake Elementary School playground for nearly three decades, a beloved place for...

Bypassing Summer Break for Science

Byron Center Erin Albanese

The highlight of senior Kaitlyn Lein's summer? The beach? Maybe. Soccer? Could be. How about using different dilutions of a drug to determine its effects...

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