Graduation

It’s graduation season! This year’s Class of ‘23 were freshmen when the pandemic hit. We talked with four high school seniors about how COVID defined their experience.

This Week: Another edition of Student Teachers’ Lounge! Host Peter Medlin talked to Taylor Leach, who has experienced the pandemic as both a student and…

During the pandemic, schools are seeing a significant teacher shortage, especially a lack of substitutes. They typically see a surge of subs and new…

This is a special episode of the show we’re calling “Dear Class of 2020…” The teachers are gone. This week it’s all about the students graduating after…

The COVID-19 crisis has canceled milestones for countless people. Weddings have been pushed back, memorials modified for social distancing and some…

Editor’s Note: WNIJ and our podcast Teachers’ Lounge are giving a platform for you to hear some of those valedictorian speeches. If you want your school…

Coronavirus has highlighted the digital divide among low-income as well as rural students. Schools that don’t send students home with laptops rushed them…

Commencement ceremonies took place on many college campuses this past weekend, including the University of Illinois, where a popular TV star spoke to…

Another round of college graduates is heading into the world. We asked winter graduates at Kishwaukee College how they feel about their futures.Aaron…

Hundreds of students gathered for Northern Illinois University's undergraduate commencement ceremony Sunday at the Convocation Center. Friends, family,…