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

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...

Visit a Senior, Meet a Pilot or a Teacher, or an Artist

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

High school students have learned many interesting tidbits about the residents they are getting to know at American House Senior Living Community in Kentwood. Each...

Anchoring Plants, Anchoring the Community

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

A new botany class at Lee Middle-High School has students thinking about roots, the kind that anchor plants and the kind that anchor communities. The...

Sniffing Out the News is Elementary

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Gladiola Elementary School students sat around a table and discussed what lead -- that's journalistic jargon for introduction -- would be best for this...

Poetry Helps Angry, Distant Student Emerge as School Leader

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

54th Street Academy junior Brianna Darin spoke about her battle with depression and anxiety on National Public Radio’s program “State of Opportunity,” explaining whatit’s...

Strong, Independent, Diverse

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

After tying their matching pink and grey running shoes, 26 West Godwin Elementary girls settled on the classroom floor for a pre-run chat during...

Skilled Trades Fair Offers New Opportunities

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Four days after Derek Mabie turned 18 he started working at Swoboda, a Kentwood-based automotive parts manufacturer. Since then, Mabie, a tool-room technician, has nearly...

‘I Want to Do Something Big’

Kentwood Erin Albanese

If you visit junior Alexis Sell at Crossroads High School, you'll likely find her helping a fellow student, packing care bags for people in...

The High School Robotics Team That Could

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Compare the high school's Demons FIRST Robotics team's $10,000 budget to other schools' teams that have as much as $85,000 to draw from. Compare...

Who Will Love the Worms? Kindergartners

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

One rainy spring afternoon, Stoney Park Elementary kindergartners discovered earthworms wiggling on the playground. When several students brought the squirmy creatures inside, teacher Cheryl...

Science Learning through Play, Discovery

Byron Center Erin Albanese

As Next Generation Science Standards are implemented in classrooms nationwide, students are beginning to think like scientists as young as kindergarten, paving the way...

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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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