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Last week, police in 19 Illinois counties received false school shooting threats, known as swatting, on the same day.
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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.
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The state’s 3rd-largest district knew it was suspending way too many students. Has a new code of conduct made a difference?
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We revisit our 2021 chat with Jeff Pitner. He’s a psychology teacher and esports coach at Guilford High School in Rockford. We talked about building that community and how his psychology classes have evolved as he’s learned about restorative justice.
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Three contested races for the Rockford Public Schools 205 are on the ballot this spring. Election Day is April 4th and early voting is underway. WNIJ surveyed the six candidates in those races on 13 questions around education in Rockford -- the state’s third-largest school district.
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WNIJ will be holding several Q&As with candidates running for the Rockford School Board,Do you have questions for the candidates? Submit them right here.
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Half of the kids who go to Lewis Lemon Elementary School in Rockford can’t take a bus to school. Especially in the cold months of winter, many of those students don’t make it to school at all. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on a community member trying to help…
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“You’re trying to intimidate,” former-board member Michael Connor said to Stange after he swung at him outside of the meeting. Now, the lawsuit alleges that the school board tried to intimidate Moore’s family to get them not to sue.
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Rockford Public Schools perennially have some of the highest student mobility rates in the state. Mobility Rate is the percent of students who experience at least one transfer in or out of their school during the school year. Experts say that disruption can be really harmful.
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In 2022, that was the case. RPS’ graduation rate was around 66% -- that’s more than 20% lower than the state average. It also highlights racial disparities riddled throughout the report card. Black students in Rockford have a graduation rate just above 50%.