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.
Got a tip or story idea? Send him an email at pmedlin@niu.edu
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El número de estudiantes de secundaria de Illinois que obtienen créditos universitarios anticipados a través de asociaciones de “doble crédito” sigue aumentando significativamente cada año, lo que a veces les ahorra a los estudiantes miles de dólares en matrículas. Peter Medlin de WNIJ habla más sobre la siempre borrosa línea entre la escuela secundaria y la universidad. -
At most Illinois schools, the two most common languages spoken are English and Spanish. But what’s the third? Well, in Rockford, that’s changed over the past few years. Swahili just passed Arabic — and the district has had to increase services to support those students. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more… -
La mayoría de los autobuses escolares de Illinois funcionan con combustible diésel, que acaba de alcanzar otro precio récord. Es solo uno de varios factores que están llevando los costos del transporte escolar a lo que algunos dicen es un nivel de crisis. Peter Medlin de WNIJ informa... -
On a new Teachers' Lounge, why a group of Rockford students are starting their own community news service:"Yes, they wanted to write. Yes, they wanted to use some skill sets they had. But then the next statement would be, 'I'm here because youth need a voice. Youth need a voice, and we don't have it now, so we need to be it.'"We talk with the teachers helping them out. -
The number of Illinois high school students earning early college credit through “dual credit” partnerships keeps increasing significantly every year — sometimes saving students thousands of dollars in tuition fees. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more on the ever-blurring line between high school and college.
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Illinois acaba de aprobar una prohibición del uso de teléfonos celulares en las escuelas este año. Ahora, algunas escuelas también están reduciendo la cantidad de tiempo que los estudiantes usan las computadoras portátiles. Es parte de un movimiento creciente, liderado por los padres, para replantearse el uso de las pantallas en las escuelas. -
On a new Teachers’ Lounge Radio Show, this fall, we’re following a high school marching band’s quest to defeat a rival school who has won their big parade every year for over 20 years! We've got that and other school stories right here. -
Most Illinois school buses run on diesel fuel, which just hit another record price. It’s just one of several factors pushing school transportation costs to what some say is a crisis level. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports…
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Illinois just passed a school cellphone ban this year. Now, some schools are also scaling back how much students use laptops. It’s part of a growing, parent-led movement to rethink screens in schools. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports…
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On Teachers' Louge, we’ve got an education power couple: Kelly Mandrell is the Superintendent of the Polo Community School District here in northern Illinois, and her husband, Jon Mandrell, is the new president of Sauk Valley Community College.
