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Students bring their voice to northern Illinois school boards."There're so many students who want to make change, and I just feel like they don't know where to start.”How can these students represent all students -- even the elementary schoolers? Learn more...
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With our student correspondent segment, we follow a group of students in a club, sport, or activity throughout their entire season -- the highs and lows and the friends they make along the way. Listen to our year with DeKalb High School’s forensics team.
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Details on federal complaint accusing Rockford Public Schools of discriminatory discipline practicesCivil rights groups filed a federal complaint against Rockford Public Schools. It claims the district discriminates against students by over-referring them to police for tickets.“We saw students and their families getting defaulted for $750.”More details on the complaint.
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Over the past decade, school districts in northern Illinois have lowered their local tax rates. How? Peter Medlin finds out…
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On Tuesday, two civil rights organizations filed a federal complaint against Rockford Public Schools, alleging discriminatory discipline practices.
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On a new Teachers' Lounge podcast, Rockford’s Lathrop Elementary School Principal Daniela Boer!Daniela has had a fascinating career. She’s from Brazil, came to northern Illinois as an exchange student in high school, went back home, taught in Brazil, lived in Mexico, and, eventually, returned to the U.S. to teach in Rockford.
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El auditorio en East High School en Rockford está llena con estudiantes presentando proyectos de ciencia. Todos son nuevos al distrito – de hecho, son nuevos al país. Son de países alrededor del mundo: Irak, Siria y Uganda – y eso no incluye los estudiantes que provenientes de países hispanohablantes como Venezuela, quienes asisten a Jefferson High School.
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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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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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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.