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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

Soles and Ties That Bind

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese
Godwin Heights High School senior Devon Ferguson painted the outside of an old tennis shoe in bright colors, adding stitches around the seams. She...

Teachers Train Together to Help Close the Gap

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
A fence illustration is often used to show the difference between equality and equity. Two pictures each show three children, one tall, one short and...

Buck Creek Hunter, Master Ear Wiggler, Life-long Wolf

Meet Your Administrators Erin Albanese
School: West Elementary Other positions you have held in education (title, school, district, state): Sixth-and-seventh-grade social studies teacher at Jackson Park Junior High School 9th...

Sharing His Expertise with ‘Rising Teacher Leaders’

Kentwood Erin Albanese
While Michigan Teacher of the Year Luke Wilcox has already delved into his statewide responsibilities, he isn't forgetting the new crop of teachers at...

First Day Festival

Wyoming Erin Albanese
The entire staff of educators started the school year with a morning of celebration last Monday at Grand Rapids First Church, in Wyoming. The fanfare...

New School Chief Aims to ‘Build Trust and Relationships’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
Superintendent Kevin Polston is greeting people in the neighborhoods, school and local businesses. He's talking to students, letting them see he wants to know...

Yep, She Was That Kid in Middle School

Byron Center Erin Albanese
School: West Middle Other positions you have held in education: I was high school science teacher and competitive cheer and girls track and field coach...

Teachers Stock Up on Class Supplies, with Help

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
Wyoming's Parkview Elementary School teachers demonstrated their love for new school supplies at the Teacher Resource Store, where they left with cartloads of notebooks,...

A Lesson of Wonder in the Sky

All Districts Erin Albanese
With eclipse glasses on, Kimberly Hudson and her children, Kiara Webley and Jonathan Hudson, waited in anticipation on the Grand Rapids Public Museum lawn...

From TV Producer to Teacher to Principal

Kentwood Erin Albanese
School: Meadowlawn Elementary Other positions you have held in education: I was academic support coach for all elementary buildings in Kentwood Public Schools. I've also...

Ready or Not, Schools Start Opening Aug. 21

All Districts Erin Albanese
Got those backpacks ready? The first day of school is two weeks earlier than the traditional post-Labor Day start for many districts, and administrators are...

Student Talent + Technology Tackle Pollution Problem

Kentwood Erin Albanese
A drone buzzed over the East Kentwood Freshman campus, snapping photos to document the path of water runoff from the school building to a...

Minecraft for Geometry, Scholarships for College

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
When playing Minecraft: Education Edition in class, Southeast Kelloggsville students know what they're building: math skills. The worlds they join and build, connected via computers,...

So Long, Lunch Lady — But Not for Long

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Agnes Fischer bustled behind her serving station in the the East Kentwood Freshman Campus cafeteria. The fried chicken went fast and she grabbed another...

Got Breakfast?

All Districts Erin Albanese
Just after the morning school bell rings, West Kelloggsville Elementary School teacher Joy Howard calls up her kindergartners one-by-one to hand them breakfast. They...

Fourth-graders and Fish Tales

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
"Let's talk fish!" a Department of Natural Resources official told a group of Southeast Elementary School students, as they learned about the process of...
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