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This spring, an investigation from ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune showed how students are ticketed by police for in-school incidents and have to pay fines. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin looks at how much DeKalb students have had to pay over the past few years…

Police incidents in Rockford Public Schools had been going up every year, reaching 503 in 2019. Then the pandemic hit.

This week, we have our first ever returning guest on Teachers’ Lounge: Maurice McDavid. He’s been a teacher and administrator in his hometown of DeKalb…

Does having more officers in a school automatically mean more safety? More and more school districts are questioning that premise after protests sparked…

In response to mass shootings, schools across the country are spending millions on school safety projects.School districts across Illinois will be able to…

In light of the conversations around safety, schools have recently changed many protocols and programs. They've replaced and upgraded equipment and hired…