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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Over the past few weeks, students at schools around the country have led walkouts to protest ICE action. Students in Aurora have led multiple walkouts recently including one on Monday where police arrested several students. Many West and East Aurora students walked out again on Friday. WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin was there… -
La secretaria de educación, Linda McMahon, habló en varias escuelas en Illinois el jueves 5 de febrero. Formaba parte de la gira “History Rocks! Trail to Independence" (¡La historia es genial! Sendero a la Independencia) del Departamento de Educación de Estados Unidos. Erika Kirk la acompañó durante una visita a la escuela secundaria Genoa-Kingston. -
On a new Teachers' Lounge podcast, we talk with a Morris teacher who’s not afraid to hold his students to a standard of excellence.“I tell the kids, if you come in and you work for me, I will jump over the moon for you.”What it means to go above and beyond for kids. -
Education Secretary Linda McMahon spoke at several Illinois schools on Thursday. It was part of the U.S. Department of Education’s “History Rocks! Trail to Independence” tour. She was joined by Erika Kirk during a visit to Genoa-Kingston High School.
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Education’s “History Rocks! Trail to Independence tour” is set to come to Genoa-Kingston High School. But some staff and community members are concerned about a lack of transparency and safety with the event. WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin has details... -
Para casi cualquier escuela es difícil encontrar suficientes profesores. Peter Medlin de WNIJ informa sobre una escuela secundaria en Rockford donde los problemas de personal son peores que nunca... y los profesores que quedan se sienten agotados. -
El distrito escolar de Sycamore ha contratado a una nueva superintendente. Peter Medlin tiene el informe... -
On a new TL Radio Show, we’re trying to help you make sense of some of the biggest education issues of the past year. We also catch up with our "classroom correspondent" teacher as they tell us about helping their students through their grief after a tragedy. -
Cada tres años, Alignment Rockford publica un estudio sobre cómo la comunidad prepara a los niños para la escuela y los desafíos que enfrentan, Los datos más recientes fueron publicados a finales del año pasado. Peter Medlin nos cuenta más... -
The Sycamore School District has hired a new superintendent. Peter Medlin has more…
