Education

We're revisiting our 2021 conversation with comic book artist and art teacher extraordinaire: Marcel Walker!

On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, it’s not often 17 and 70-year-old students share the same classroom. But that’s every day in this adult education class. Learn more about adult education and English language learning!

We go behind the grill with the 2022 Pork & Pigskins Champions. Learn more about the savory competition from the Illinois High School Association!

This week, we’re bringing you two conversations about the state of early childhood services and why the system is on the verge of collapse.

The new school year begins at Rockford Public School on Thursday. But with it comes some last-minute schedule changes that are leaving some frustrated.

On a brand-new Teachers' Lounge Radio Show, we chat with a biology professor making science inclusive AND a sign language interpreter interpreting everything from dog shows to karate.

During the first week of classes, College of DuPage faculty voted to authorize a strike. Thursday afternoon, they rallied in 100 degree heat for a new contract.

Truancy can land some students in court. Sometimes it can help students get out of a bad home situation or connect with services. Hear about one family’s journey through the truancy court system.

It’s illegal for schools to refer students to police to be fined for truancy. But it happens. Hear how advocates are trying to make the system less punitive. Learn more about truancy.

On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, Biology Professor Dr. Sheela Vemu says "not only is science for everyone, understanding and appreciating science is something that everyone can do.”