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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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. -
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… -
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. -
Un fallo judicial reciente prohíbe a los estudiantes indocumentados de Illinois recibir matrícula en el estado y ayuda financiera estatal. Peter Medlin de WNIJ se sentó con un grupo estudiantil cuya misión es apoyar a los estudiantes indocumentados e inmigrantes... -
Northern Illinois University acaba de publicar sus números de inscripción de otoño. El reportero de educación de WNIJ, Peter Medlin, se sentó con Sol Jensen, vicepresidenta de gestión de inscripciones, marketing y comunicaciones de NIU, para hablar sobre los detalles... -
La matrícula de otoño en Northern Illinois University ha bajado un 1,7% con respecto al año pasado. La matrícula total en la universidad es de 15,811 estudiantes. -
A recent court ruling bars undocumented students in Illinois from receiving in-state tuition and state financial aid. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin sat down with a student group whose mission is to support undocumented and immigrant students…
