Peter Medlin
Education ReporterPeter is an award-winning education reporter who has been at WNIJ since 2018. He also hosts "Teachers' Lounge," a listener-driven podcast and radio show that tells the story of education through conversations with teachers and students. He grew up in Sandwich, Illinois, and graduated from North Central College. When he's not writing and reporting, Medlin enjoys running at forest preserves across northern Illinois, cooking and spending time with his cat.
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For the first time, students in short-term vocational programs are eligible for federal financial aid. They’re called Workforce Pell Grants. Peter Medlin has more on how the rollout is going in Illnois… -
A recent court ruling now bars undocumented students in Illinois from receiving in-state tuition and receiving state financial aid. Peter Medlin has more… -
Recently, WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reported on Illinois’ county juvenile detention system. Two new state laws look to reform it. He spoke with Elizabeth Clarke from the Juvenile Justice Initiative about the impact the laws could make…
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Cientos de niños de Illinois están detenidos en centros de detención juvenil del condado mientras esperan su procedimiento judicial. En las inspecciones anuales, el estado ha encontrado que varias no cumplen con las normas estatales de salud, seguridad y calidad año tras año. ¿De quién es el trabajo para que cumplan? Peter Medlin de WNIJ informa... -
At the end of this past school year, Tracy found herself strutting down the hallway, wearing a sash and a crown, as kids held up homemade signs and mobbed her with hugs.She was retiring after 30 years as an elementary school teacher in her hometown of DeKalb. -
Northern Illinois University es una de las únicas escuelas en el país que ofrece una clase donde los estudiantes de todas las especialidades pueden aprender sobre la experiencia cotidiana de personas ciegas y con discapacidad visual. Peter Medlin de WNIJ tiene la historia... -
Hundreds of Illinois kids are held in county juvenile detention centers while they wait for their court proceeding. In annual inspections, the state has found several don’t meet state health, safety and quality standards year after year. Whose job is it to get them into compliance? WNIJ's Peter Medlin reports
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On a new Teachers' Lounge Radio Show, we follow a group of high school students starting their own small businesses. We also chat with two Illinois teachers trying to recruit the next generation of educators. Hear those conversations and more! -
We’re revisiting our lovely 2024 conversation with Cacie Miller! She's a music instructor at College DuPage, director of music at United Lutheran Church in Oak Park, and creator of the musical project 'Composing the Climate.' -
Northern Illinois University is one of the only schools in the country that offers a class where students from across majors can learn about the everyday experience of blind and visually-impaired people. WNIJ's Peter Medlin has the story …
