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

1,800 Bikes Find Their Home for the Holidays

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Santa Claus delivered for children in the Godfrey-Lee Public Schools district area in the days before Christmas, with six semi-trailers filled with 1,800 free...

Students ‘Adopt’ a Child, Making Spirits Bright

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

Christmas was especially meaningful this year for Godwin Heights High School students who worked to make the season brighter for local children. Students from five...

Grad Returns to Share White House Adventures

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Taylor Gehrcke remembers daydreaming when he was a high school student about where he would like to serve as an intern. The White House...

Game Club Encourages Interaction

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Games were getting heated in the Wyoming Intermediate School classroom. Ace and king battles popped up in the card game, War; jacks were smacked...

Dozens of Staff Chip in Each Paycheck to Help Families

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

When Troy Wright's glasses broke while he was rough-housing with his friends, his mother, Cindy Wollner, didn't know what to do. She had already...

Economic Lesson Stuffs Stockings

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Marshmallow-y, chocolatey Snowman Soup, Tic-tac-toe games packaged in burlap bags, colorful ornaments, glass magnets and other crafty items will fill the stockings of parents...

Electric Car Plugs into Aerodynamics

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center High School senior Trevor Hofman's specially designed sprockets will help electric cars zoom around the Berlin Raceway, in Marne. The sprockets' interior...

Living Life Like a Pumpkin

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Art and science converged in Susan Sheets Odo's second-grade classroom, where students recently depicted the lifestyle of a pumpkin through papier–mâché projects, miniature pumpkin...

Start College Planning Early, Experts Say

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Focus on your GPA, get involved, develop good study habits. Students can start preparing for college as early as freshman year, which makes it...

Mediator in Schools to Resolve Escalating Conflict

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Tina Murua sat down recently with Kelloggsville Middle School seventh-graders Genesis Figuero and Kiara McBride. The girls were ready to talk face-to-face about problems...

Peddling Products at 4th Grade Mini-Market

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

Breton Downs Elementary fourth-grader Lauren Eckert's sparkly snowman ornaments, for sale for $2 each, caught the eye of third-grader Brayden Schulz as he shopped...

Making Goo, Learning About Agriculture in Mobile Science Lab

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

North Godwin Elementary School students learned just how much agriculture affects their lives, from the food they eat to the diapers their younger siblings...

Chinese Educators Study Tech Center, Innovation High

Kent ISD Erin Albanese

Kent Career Tech Center and Kent Innovation High School recently attracted international attention from a group of Chinese instructors looking to learn about education...

Schools Learn New Ways to Teach Reading

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Collaboration is the way forward, say leaders of West Michigan's Reading Now Network. Teachers teaching other teachers, more staff with reading expertise, and learning...

Studying the Sky in Night School

Kentwood Erin Albanese

The clouds cleared enough to see Venus and Jupiter during Night School at Endeavor Elementary on a recent Tuesday. About 300 first- through fifth-grade students...

Early Childhood Students Stride Past Training Wheels

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Godfrey-Lee Elementary School Early Childhood Education students lifted their feet and rode on their new pedal-free Strider bikes. "I like it! Watch what I can...

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