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

Nurturing the In-between Years

All Districts Erin Albanese

This is the first installment of a two-part series on the challenges of middle school and what local districts are doing to meet them...

Ring-Toss or Slime-Making, it’s All About Fun

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

After school on Mondays through Thursdays, more than 40 middle school students participate in TEAM 21, where they do homework, eat, play sports and...

Improved Reading, Better Behavior go Hand-in-Hand

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Third-grader Aliyah VanDrunen beams with pride as she flawlessly reads several paragraphs. She can read 90 words per minute with 100 percent accuracy and...

‘They Want to Learn so Much’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

High School English language teacher Edith Trumbell spends her days with students from Mexico, China, Congo, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Syria, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala...

High Expectations for EL Students

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Letter by letter, fourth-grader David Espinoza read through the alphabet on flash cards. English-learner teacher Nicole Adams timed him with a stopwatch at 40...

Author to Student Writers: ‘Do It Because You Love It’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

It can be a looooong way from when the first sentences are written to when a completed novel hits the shelves. Publishing is a...

‘Like Walking Into a Big Hug’

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

There are books galore in Rebecca English's high school classroom. New and old and of many genres, they are categorized and in bins along...

‘They Get to Own Their Learning’

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Manuel Ochoa's face lit up in a smile. He had just learned he will exit the middle school's new School within a School Program...

Re-created Music Videos Help Hone Production Skills

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

You can "Jump!" in teacher Jeff Patin's introduction to video production class, or "Walk like an Egyptian," or go "Dancing in the Dark." As part...

Students Apply Science by Counting Kernels and Chucking Pumpkins

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Using kernels of knowledge gained from teacher Sherri Newenhouse, Brown Elementary School students participated in an "a-maize-ing" project: helping farmer Marc Van Dyk estimate...

Pumpkin Math is Elementary

Kentwood Erin Albanese

It's the great pumpkin, Southwood Elementary students, and it's fun to weigh, measure and catapult through the air. The school's family event, "Math + Pumpkins...

Library Lab Experience Makes House Call – at School

Caledonia Erin Albanese

Paris Ridge Elementary students walked into an art room that had been transformed into a mini-maker space. Before them were kits with activities in...

Taking a Bite out of Cancer

Byron Center Erin Albanese

The Byron Center Bulldogs bit cancer Oct. 21 during their home football game. Varsity players donned neon yellow jerseys with the names of honorees...

Harvest Fest is Bumper Crop of Fun

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

The county fair stopped by North Godwin Elementary School for Harvest Day, when students met a horse and goats, played games for treats, made...

She Walks in Their Shoes to Understand Their Challenges

Classrooms for All Erin Albanese

At Bowen Elementary School, English Learner teacher Katie Lett's students recently filled out "All About Me" forms. Soon they would write details about themselves...

Getting the Wiggles Out Helps Students Learn

Wyoming Erin Albanese

In teachers Danielle Terpstra and Kristen Accorsi's classrooms, 50 first-graders sit on yoga balls, wobble stools and yoga mats, and stand on balance boards....

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School News Network reports on the 20 public school districts in Kent ISD, which enroll more than 102,000 students. Founded in 2013 as an initiative of Kent ISD, we are supported by local districts and community sponsors, and powered by an experienced team of reporters, editors and multimedia journalists. We specialize in covering classroom teaching and learning, analyzing the many issues facing students and highlighting the education magic that happens each day in our public schools.

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