Rockford Public Schools

A principios de este año escolar, cientos de estudiantes de las Escuelas Públicas de Rockford no recibieron la terapia ocupacional obligatoria. Esto se debe a que el distrito no contaba con suficientes terapeutas. El reportero de educación de WNIJ, Peter Medlin, ha estado investigando la escasez de educación especial en el distrito para comprender por qué tantos estudiantes no recibieron servicios durante tanto tiempo.

Three races for the Rockford Public Schools 205 Board are on the ballot this spring. Election Day is April 1. WNIJ surveyed the five candidates in those races on eight questions around education in Rockford -- the state’s third-largest school district.

Earlier this school year, hundreds of Rockford Public School students didn’t receive their mandated occupational therapy. That’s because the district didn’t have enough therapists. WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin has been investigating special education shortages in the district to learn why so many students went unserved for so long.

Una familia de Rockford dice que su hija de 11 años se suicidó debido al bullying en la escuela. Peter Medlin tiene más información sobre la respuesta del distrito escolar.

El porcentaje de estudiantes de Illinois quienes están "crónicamente ausentes", es decir que faltan más del 10% del año escolar, se disparó durante el inicio de la pandemia. Ha bajado un poco desde entonces, pero las tasas siguen siendo mucho más altas que antes de la pandemia. Peter Medlin de WNIJ nos informa.

A Rockford family says their 11-year-old daughter died by suicide due to persistent bullying at school. Peter Medlin has more on the school district’s response…

The percentage of Illinois students who are “chronically absent” -- meaning they miss more than 10% of the school year -- skyrocketed during the early pandemic. It’s fallen a bit since, but rates are still far higher than pre-COVID. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports…

In 2018, Haskell Elementary School in Rockford was deemed one of the lowest-performing schools in Illinois. Now, it’s shot all the way to the top. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports…

Rockford Public School’s graduation rate jumped nearly 5% this year. It’s one of many new data points in this year’s Illinois Report Card. Peter Medlin reports…

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