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 a brand-new Teachers' Lounge Podcast, get your dancing shoes on because we're talking with dance teachers from Vargo's Dance in Geneva, Illinois!
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Just this year, most Rockford elementary schools extended their school day by over half an hour to focus on literacy. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how the initiative is going so far...
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Un pequeño grupo de estudiantes están practicando cómo ordenar comida en inglés. Esto es “English Club” (Club de Inglés) de la Larsen Middle School. Se reúnen unas veces cada semana para refinar sus habilidades del hablar inglés y hacer nuevos amigos. Algunos también vienen para mantener el español en tacto después de pasar todo el día en clases de inglés.
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Some northern Illinois school districts are seeing an increase in migrant students over the past few years. One of them is U-46 in Elgin, the state’s 2nd-largest school district. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how the district is trying to help their newcomer students…
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¿Qué es un Plan de Educación Individualizada? ¿Qué lo diferencia con un plan 504? ¿Cómo lo consigo? WNIJ les tiene una guía para ayudar con cada parte.
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When kids are charged with a crime, while presumed innocent, they’re sometimes detained at county juvenile detention centers while they wait for their case to be resolved. The centers are mandated to provide education. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on northern Illinois centers labeled “non-compliant” by the state in education and discipline.
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What are the most important education issues of the year? WNIJ's Peter Medlin and NIU's Jason Klein share everything you need to know.
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Some northern Illinois school districts are seeing an increase in migrant students over the past few years. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how Rockford Public Schools is helping their newcomer students and why some teachers say they don’t have enough support.
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What is an Individualized Education Plan? How is it different than a 504 plan? How do I get one? WNIJ has a guide to help break it all down for you.
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On a brand-new TL Radio Show, high school speech & debate, or forensics, can be intense. They’re in the final stretch of their season and, for many, the final stretch of their high school career.That and many more education stories on the Teachers’ Lounge Radio Show!