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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

Just the right fit

Multi Districts Erin Albanese
Kent County students returned to school with brand-new shoes, thanks to a local nonprofit.

Superintendent to serve on Growing Michigan Together Council 

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Superintendent Kevin Polston will be a member of the PreK-12 Education workgroup, looking for ways to grow the state's population.

Covering the back-to-school basics

Cedar Springs Erin Albanese
Backpacks, haircuts and lots of family fun brought out the community to prepare for back to school in Cedar Springs.

Another year of practice, perform, perfect

Lowell Erin Albanese
Band camp at Lowell High School recently involved an abundance of silliness, spirit and stepping up to rigorous work in preparation for the months ahead.

Bringing esports to the next level

Kentwood Erin Albanese
East Kentwood gamers have taken a Madden-ing and smashing journey to becoming a top-ranked esports team...

District celebrates free meals for all students

Kentwood Erin Albanese
All students will now receive free breakfast and lunch in Michigan public schools. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently helped serve a few plates to hungry athletes in Kentwood...

Off to a good start: families tour their nearly-complete, reconstructed middle school

Lowell Erin Albanese
It’s back! This orientation at Lowell Middle School is the first in several years.

Educators examine student perspectives on engagement, belonging

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
Discovery Elementary educators are using data from the MI Student VOICE Perception Survey to reach every student in the diverse school...

‘Let’s bring them in!’

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
Patrick DeVoest got a real taste of teaching in Lowell classrooms, thanks to Cherry Creek Principal Craig Veldman and teacher Peter Lang...

Juniors publish book inspired by author’s work

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Inspired by New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson, Wyoming High School juniors wrote about their own transformations in a newly published book...

History: complicated, norms: fluid, empathy: paramount

Lowell Erin Albanese
Some Lowell Middle students are learning about culture throughout history and how it’s impacted society today...

‘Amazing Alphabet’ mural stretches from alligator to zebra

State of the Arts Erin Albanese
Students transformed letters into artsy animals to create the mural for kindergartners...
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A walk down memory lane & toward the future  

Lowell Erin Albanese
Members of the Lowell High School Class of 2023 celebrated graduation with their former teachers while walking the halls of Alto Elementary, where they attended...

Making learning ‘as local as we can’

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
Stephanie Nielsen, the Region 3 Michigan Teacher of the Year, leads her students into the wild schoolyard around them to discover peas, dandelions, trees and cross-curricular connections...

Students’ letters traverse the U.S.

Wyoming Erin Albanese
A letter from a sixth-grader in Pennsylvania led Wyoming peers to join The Great Mail Race...

Fifty ‘magical’ years

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
About 3,000 BEEPs have gone through the school that has a curriculum steeped in tradition and nature over the past half century...
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