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

Health Department Helps Students Make Healthy Choices, Avoid Bad Ones

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

One by one, Comstock Park's Mill Creek Middle School students walked to the front of the classroom, picked up items containing toxins and placed...

Why Are Some Schools High Achievers in Reading?

All Districts Erin Albanese

At Sunfield Elementary in Lakewood Public Schools, students read while waiting in line for the bathroom. At North Godwin Elementary in Godwin Heights, kindergartners...

District Takes Next Step in International Baccalaureate Program

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese

East Grand Rapids High School is moving closer to becoming endorsed as an International Baccalaureate school. In the meantime, teachers are preparing students in...

After-School Teen Program Adds Fine Arts, Academic Goals

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Tye Ward considered what it would take to pursue a career working with children or as a counselor. "College for counseling, an internship ... I...

Leading the Wolf Pack

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Wyoming High School seniors Darren Dannah and Mitch Hendrickson know how to work a crowd. During every Wyoming Wolves girls' and boys' varsity basketball home...

Michigan Apple Queen Shares Fruit, Message with Students

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Comstock Park Public Schools Stoney Creek Elementary students got a lesson in agriculture along with a sweet, crunchy snack from the Michigan Apple Queen...

Together, Parents & Teachers Foster Good Readers

Byron Center Erin Albanese

With a red crayon, Sydney O'Keefe, 4, colored on white paper over a cardboard "D." The letter magically appeared bright and bold. While Sydney had...

Teachers Tweak Instruction to Engage Students at All Learning Levels

All Districts Erin Albanese

Discovery Elementary School's first-grade classrooms were bustling with activity. In one room, students read parts in the play "The City Mouse and The Country...

Toothpick Structures Teach Teamwork, Economics

Wyoming Erin Albanese

With toothpicks and miniature cups of glue priced at $500 apiece, Wyoming Intermediate School fifth-graders quickly learned that building a bridge with a $100,000...

Students Promote Diversity, Acceptance of Differences

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Accept. Unite. Act. Those are the goals of the AUA Diversity Club at Byron Center High School, where district Superintendent Dan Takens recently shared...

Advocating for The Voices of Youth

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Behind her beaming smile, Lee High School junior Jisel Ochoa often is considering center-stage topics in national politics: immigration policy, women's rights, gay marriage. Though...

Competitive Video Gamers Bond in New High School Club

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Comstock Park High School junior Mark Razmus threw his arms up in the air and declared, "Victory! I got three kills, 10 deaths and...

Families Bond, Boogie at Family Dance

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Gladiola Elementary School students perfected line dances twirled, do-si-doed with their parents, and ate sweet treats at the annual Family Dance. For families it was...

New Sense of Belonging Leads to Improved Grades, Behavior

Wyoming Erin Albanese

As a school social worker and black woman, Brooke Davis found a trend at Wyoming Junior High School distressing: The African-American girl population was...

School Transformer & Author: Reach Each Student

Byron Center Erin Albanese

The “old” system of education-- students all learn the same lesson in the same amount of time--maintains and perpetuates the “learning gap,” sought-after educational...

City, District Leaders Join Forces to Connect Community

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Each summer, families gather for a huge neighborhood picnic on the lawn of Southeast Kelloggsville Elementary School, spearheaded by Kelloggsville Christian Reformed Church and...

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