Rockford Public Schools

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…

"I don't need a student to like my class. I know that I've done my job when a student says, 'Oh my gosh, I can't drive my car without thinking about physics anymore!' or 'I'm always seeing physics through everything, and it's driving me crazy!'"We’re headed to the lab on a new Teachers' Lounge podcast.

Por los últimos años, un comité de revisión del estado ha considerado unos cambios a los exámenes estandarizados. Peter Medlin de WNIJ reporta los cambios que han hecho y cómo los maestros usan los resultados de los exámenes para ayudar a los estudiantes…

For the past few years, a state review committee has been weighing changes to standardized testing. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on the changes they’ve made and how teachers use test data to help students…

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...

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.

Civil 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.

Over the past decade, school districts in northern Illinois have lowered their local tax rates. How? Peter Medlin finds out…

On Tuesday, two civil rights organizations filed a federal complaint against Rockford Public Schools, alleging discriminatory discipline practices.

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.