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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

$$ and Sense: Middle School Students Operate Bank

Kentwood Erin Albanese
When it comes to crunching numbers, Valleywood Middle School eighth-grader Kristin Crumley is ready to help make things add up for her peers. Psyched for...

Chromebook Funding, Fundraising, Moving Slowly

Wyoming Erin Albanese
Arlhyn Madrigal checked math homework and Delfina Hernandez played a game called "Buzz Math" on their Chromebooks in their sixth-grade Wyoming Intermediate School classroom. "It's...

Laps and Lessons: Coach Guides Students to Become Better Swimmers, People

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
East Grand Rapids High School swim coach Milton "Butch" Briggs has helped many athletes swim their fastest laps and personal best races. But it's the...

Dynamic Community Liaison Touches Lives

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
Ask anyone in Kelloggsville Public Schools: Virginia Tummelson is a youthful, larger-than-life district dynamo. The community liaison for Hispanic families, Tummelson simultaneously serves as...

Tech Crew Reaches Out to Connect with Community

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
While Godfrey-Lee students decorated cookies and made crafts, Jodi Brumels walked Veronica Cordova through the process of using a computerized parent portal to view...

Nonprofit Helps Students Boost Test Scores, Confidence Through Free Private Tutoring

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Townline Elementary School fourth-grader Kadyn Toris has made huge gains in reading since he began receiving private tutoring at Streams of Hope. Since second grade,...

Students Debate International Issues, Roleplay UN Delegates

East Grand Rapids Erin Albanese
Their names are Emily Livermore, Kate VerMeulen, and Annalise Brinks, but they have aliases spanning the globe: Brazil, Canada, Australia, Nigeria. Want to know more...

A Cut Above: Student Films Connect to Peers, Schools through Meijer Great Choices

Byron Center Erin Albanese
It's a red-carpet affair, a celebration of student film-making, and a way novice directors can offer their perspectives on issues that touch their lives:...

Reading Windfall: Schools Passing Out Free Books for Elementary Students

Wyoming Erin Albanese
The holiday season will bring books, books and more books to Wyoming Public Schools elementary buildings. Oriole Park and Parkview elementary schools each is receiving...

Extreme Bikers Stress Importance of Helmets

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese
Professional BMX bikers soared off ramps set in Kelloggsville Middle School, performing backflips, 360-degree spins and advanced tricks called tail whips and no-footed can...

Mosaic Film Festival Encourages Critical Viewing

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
Kelloggville High School student Danira Stanojevic had an interesting experience listening to her classmates respond to the film “Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the...

Eating Right Requires Paying Attention to Food Labels, Good Habits, Educator Says

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
YMCA educator Elizabeth Kinsman picked up a cardboard container of Pop-Tarts that said "low-fat." "Someone would pick this up and say, 'Hot-diggity-dog, I'm doing a...

Godfrey-Lee Director Made Musicals Possible With No Budget, No Auditorium

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese
Lee High School senior Gabby Estrada peeked out from under a feather-adorned witch’s hat during rehearsal for “Shrek the Musical,” and looked at her...

Girls Only! STEM Event Shows Students Possibilities in Male-Dominated Fields

Kentwood Erin Albanese
Using a procedure involving test tubes, funnels and cheesecloths, Kentwood Public Schools fifth-grade girls separated light pink, mushy blobs from smushed strawberries.“Oooh, it feels...

3D Printing Technology Transforms Classroom into Industry Training

Comstock Park Erin Albanese
Video game fan Izaak Smith’s sword hilt, outfitted with a wooden blade, was in his hand for the Grand Rapids Comi-Con convention.But the Comstock...

Frontiers: Meeting Student Needs Through Online Programming

Wyoming Erin Albanese
When her mother died last summer, Wyoming Senior Tashia Sheneman lost a permanent place to live and has since moved several times. One of...
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