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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

At School with Dad

Kentwood Erin Albanese
More than 200 Brookwood Elementary fathers recently got busy cooking and hitting the books with their children at the annual "Grilling, Chilling, and Reading...

‘I Can Be Anything I Want’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
Godfrey Elementary students' musings about what it means to be an American are on display on a mixed-media mural of a flag in the...

New Boardwalk is Playtime Empire

Caledonia Erin Albanese
The big wooden playground known as The Boardwalk stood on the Kettle Lake Elementary School playground for nearly three decades, a beloved place for...

Bypassing Summer Break for Science

Byron Center Erin Albanese
The highlight of senior Kaitlyn Lein's summer? The beach? Maybe. Soccer? Could be. How about using different dilutions of a drug to determine its effects...

President’s Son Meets with Students at Father’s Namesake School

Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
Steven Ford handed sixth-grader Davohn Lafer a golf ball once owned by his father, President Gerald R. Ford. Davohn had answered correctly which constitutional amendment...

Warm Bench, Warm Hearts

Caledonia Erin Albanese
If you need a buddy, have a seat. That's the message Junior Girl Scouts want their peers to hear. Two Caledonia troops recently added special...

Coffee, Connection, Celebration

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese
Every month, Roosevelt Beasley attends the Principal's Coffee event at West Godwin Elementary so he can be involved in the education of his fourth-grade...

Full Circle, From Greenhouse to Tables

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
Community members got fresh treats recently when visiting the Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank truck: just-picked vegetables and herbs from the Lee Middle...

From Government Class to the Real Thing: Valedictorian Runs for County Seat

Byron Center Erin Albanese
When Logan Arkema was absent after having his wisdom teeth pulled, Byron Center AP government and history teacher Randy Cotts got an interesting email...

At Rebel U, Focus is On ‘the Who’

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
When students choose to learn about a topic they care about, Godfrey-Lee Early Childhood Center teacher Lindsay Blume sees the potential for genius to...

‘The Whole District is a Family’

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Thirty-three new teachers and 22 support staff members, including food service positions, bus drivers and paraprofessionals, are getting to know district students this month. It's...

Sharing the Music

Byron Center Erin Albanese
The high school marching band recently performed an impromptu concert in the morning for students in the Room to Bloom childcare program at the...

Way Beyond ABC’s: Kindergartners Master a Growing List of Academic Skills

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Byron Center’s Brown Elementary School kindergarten students are seated on a carpet in a big circle fronting a white board. They are making sense...

Is Play Still a Kindergarten Expectation?

Byron Center Erin Albanese
Ask any parent of a dinosaur lover who can identify an Apatosaurus atage 3 if learning occurs during play, and the answer is an...

New School Chief Known to Sink Basket, Golf Balls

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
School: Kelloggsville High School What and where was your previous job? Principal of Northrop High School in Fort Wayne Community Schools, in Indiana Degrees: Bachelor's degree...

Fourth-graders Learn About 9/11

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
Shocked by an image on the projector screen in front of him, Godfrey Elementary School fourth-grader Mario Masegosa covered his face with his hands....
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