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

Social, Medical Services Extend to Schools, Homes

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

Godwin Heights High School senior Cameron Gray overheard a classmate telling Kent School Services Network community coordinator Duane Bacchus that he needed new shoes....

Move More, Do Better in School

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Things got moving fast recently in Stoney Creek Elementary School teacher Heather Paparella's second-grade class. Students were stretching, jumping and dancing. Students were taking a...

App Class Breaks Boundaries of Paper, Motion, Art

Byron Center Erin Albanese

There's more than meets the eye in teacher Greg Reinstein's classroom. Known as "Stein's World," the class appears artsy and tech-y all at once,...

Connecting Civil Rights Movement to Today’s Issues

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Nickels Intermediate School sixth-graders related Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech with friendship, freedom and speaking up for each other during...

The Weight of the Test

All Districts Erin Albanese

Taking the PSAT left Kent Innovation High School sophomore Anna DeBraber feeling stressed, frustrated and as if the years of work in class and...

Computer Fields Beckon Girls to Great Careers

Kent City Erin Albanese

Rachel Bowman likes robots so much she wants to own a robotics company someday. She spends half her school day in the Information Technologies...

Five-star Preschool Makes Parents a Priority

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

Kelloggsville Early Childhood Center preschoolers Kamron Atkinson and Aidan Palmer tried to build a wooden ramp, complete with cardboard tunnels, for a ball to...

When Calling Students Out is a Very Good Thing

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Wyoming Junior High seventh-grader Siana DeJesus doesn't like to be the center of attention. But it felt pretty good to be honored with purple...

When Being a Nerd is ‘More Than OK’

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Being a "nerd" at Comstock Park High School is about doing what you enjoy, taking pride in being smart and sharing quirky passions with...

1,800 Bikes Find Their Home for the Holidays

Godfrey-Lee Erin Albanese

Santa Claus delivered for children in the Godfrey-Lee Public Schools district area in the days before Christmas, with six semi-trailers filled with 1,800 free...

Students ‘Adopt’ a Child, Making Spirits Bright

Godwin Heights Erin Albanese

Christmas was especially meaningful this year for Godwin Heights High School students who worked to make the season brighter for local children. Students from five...

Grad Returns to Share White House Adventures

Comstock Park Erin Albanese

Taylor Gehrcke remembers daydreaming when he was a high school student about where he would like to serve as an intern. The White House...

Game Club Encourages Interaction

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Games were getting heated in the Wyoming Intermediate School classroom. Ace and king battles popped up in the card game, War; jacks were smacked...

Dozens of Staff Chip in Each Paycheck to Help Families

Kelloggsville Erin Albanese

When Troy Wright's glasses broke while he was rough-housing with his friends, his mother, Cindy Wollner, didn't know what to do. She had already...

Economic Lesson Stuffs Stockings

Wyoming Erin Albanese

Marshmallow-y, chocolatey Snowman Soup, Tic-tac-toe games packaged in burlap bags, colorful ornaments, glass magnets and other crafty items will fill the stockings of parents...

Electric Car Plugs into Aerodynamics

Byron Center Erin Albanese

Byron Center High School senior Trevor Hofman's specially designed sprockets will help electric cars zoom around the Berlin Raceway, in Marne. The sprockets' interior...

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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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