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A growing number of schools are “growing-their-own” teachers as a solution to staff shortages. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on a new initiative to “grow-your-own” principals too.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s proposed budget would boost higher-ed funding by 7% -- which he says would be the largest percentage increase in two decades.

“It just made me realize that there's more to the world. We sat in Dr. Jacobs’ class and I feel like the four or five of us that were there from the facility raised our hand more than, more than those students.”

“It’s a feeling I don’t wish upon anyone. It’s torn me apart. I miss them all the time and I didn’t even know them," said Mike Speek, a fellow student in the classroom where the attack happened in 2008.

NIU officials say they’re on the cutting edge of virtual reality’s education potential. Our education reporter Peter Medlin went onto a VR NIU campus to check it out.

NIU has several roofs that need replacing. They’ve recently had to do emergency repairs at Swen Parsons Hall and the Music Building to keep water out.

Northern Illinois University was recently honored as one of the “Best of the Best'' universities in the nation for LGBTQ+ students. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin went to campus to hear what the honor means to staff and students…

We're diving deep into the Teachers' Lounge archive to bring you a globe-trotting chat with bilingual education professor James Cohen!

Northern Illinois University's total enrollment is 15,649 students. That’s an overall 3% decrease from last year.

“One of the questions I learned to ask early in my career as an educator is, was my experience, maybe not everybody's experience, or was it?"