Peter Medlin
Education ReporterPeter is an award-winning education reporter who has been at WNIJ since 2018. He’s also the host of Teachers’ Lounge: a listener-driven podcast & radio show telling 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 & reporting, Peter loves to run at forest preserves across northern Illinois, cook, & hang out with his cat.
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On Saturday, millions across the country protested President Trump at “No Kings” rallies…including at several rallies in northern Illinois. Peter Medlin reports… -
Education is a lightning rod for Trump administration cuts, threats, and orders. As part of WNIJ’s “Uncertainty” series, Peter Medlin asks education leaders at every level how they plan for the future when funding is unstable... -
Network of Nations, una organización sin fines de lucro que apoya a los estudiantes internacionales de NIU, celebra su 25.º aniversario este año. Esto ocurre en un momento de gran tensión para los estudiantes internacionales, con la administración Trump revocando y luego restableciendo las visas de estudiantes. Peter Medlin, de WNIJ, informa… -
Ever curious what the school year is like for a teacher? We interviewed DeKalb 5th grader teacher Dominique Yackley every month to track a school year in her life. Follow her journey on a new Teachers' Lounge podcast! -
A non-profit supporting international students at NIU, Network of Nations, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It comes during a stressful time for international students with the Trump administration revoking then reinstating student visas. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports…
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On our Teachers' Lounge Podcast, we’re celebrating the end of the school year with our student and teacher correspondents! -
On a classic Teachers’ Lounge episode, it’s a unique burden and responsibility to be the only Black teacher at your school.“I take it so seriously, because a lot of times this is a child's first interaction with an African American person, or at least a positive role model, unlike a stereotype which they may have seen in a movie or something," she said. "It's nerve-racking."Hear that conversation and much more... -
Legisladores de Illinois consideran una medida que crearía un concejo asesor para orientar a las escuelas sobre el uso de la inteligencia artificial (IA). Peter, de WNIJ, informa sobre cómo los maestros de Rockford ya utilizan la IA en el salón. -
Los estudiantes de la Elgin High School llevan décadas realizando experimentos y esfuerzos de conservación en un arroyo detrás de su escuela. Ahora necesitan ayuda adicional. Peter Medlin, de WNIJ, nos cuenta la historia... -
Illinois lawmakers are considering a measure that would create an advisory board to give schools guidance on how to use Artificial Intelligence or AI. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how teachers in Rockford are already using AI in the classroom.
