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

It’s Little, It’s Free, It’s a Library

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Janna Schneider wanted an easier way for neighborhood students to get books since no public library is within walking distance. So the Southeast Kelloggsville Elementary...

Grant Hoped to Boost Achievement, Performance Rank

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

The district's high school will use money from a recently approved School Improvement Grant on technology, professional development and added personnel to help zero...

Wyoming Public Schools Look for Support Tues.

Wyoming Erin Albanese

The Wyoming Public Schools 10-year non-homestead operating millage, a 18-mill operating levy, is up for renewal on the Tuesday, Aug. 2 ballot. The tax is...

Keep Calm and Carry On Conversations with Students, Bus Driver Says

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Paris Ridge Elementary School second-graders considered words to describe Dave Smith, or "Mr. Dave," the man who drives them to and from school. "Nice!" "He's...

How to Reform Education? One District Considers Students’ Needs

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Lydia Hernandez took the day off from volunteering at the elementary school to prepare a big meal for visitors from the district's human-centered design...

‘Blown Away by Awesomeness’

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

During the 5-Minute Design Challenge, Kent Innovation High School students worked together on creating new and improved cat strollers. You could say it was...

Art of Kids Helping Kids is Food for All

Wyoming Erin Albanese

As Oriole Park Elementary fourth-grader Adam Lagerway painted a cardboard carrot, second-grader Allie Evans thought about how a local organization feeds hungry students. "Six...

Parent Information Nights Help Spanish Speakers Connect

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Santos Hernandez wanted to give his first-grade son, Yaindent, the chance to play on a soccer team. But he wasn't sure where to sign...

Doing the Dance to Learn the Words

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Brown Elementary teacher Nikki Haitz flashed a card with the letters "qu" on it. Her first-graders reacted without hesitation. "Qu, baby we're stuck like glue!"...

Ukuleles: Officially a Thing

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Music teacher Susan Berce sang and strummed her ukulele as students walked into class. "There she was just a walkin' down the street, singin'...

Raising a Record Sum for Cancer Research

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Each year, many personal stories are tied to Duncan Lake Middle School's annual Cancer Walk, which has raised more than $100,000 for cancer research...

Fiesta of the Senses at Spanish Market Day

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Spanish Market Day was a fiesta of the senses at the high school with aroma and tastes of flavorful foods and students dancing in...

Need Tutors? Call the Cool Kids (a.k.a High Schoolers)

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

On Tuesday afternoons, high school junior Cristina Essex and Emily Sternburgh make their way to Mill Creek Middle School Media Center to help sixth-...

Prolific Author Proves Power of Word

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

In her 2014 coming-of-age memoir "Brown Girl Dreaming," author Jacqueline Woodson turned small moments in her life into a book of free-verse poetry. She...

District to Ask for Tax Renewals on Aug. 2

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Superintendent Dan Takens and the Board of Education will ask voters May 2, 2017 to consider a bond issue to fund expanded facility needs...

Teaching French Not a Language But a Lifestyle

Rockstar Teachers Erin Albanese

As a Crock-Pot of beef bourguignon simmered, high school students in Amy Wood's class took time developing their palates for Parisian food. With a hearty...

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