Teachers' Lounge Podcast

We check-in with out elementary school student correspondents, fret about fractions, & dive into some of the biggest education issues of 2025.

NIU's Jason Klein joins the show to dive into some of the most important education issues of 2025

A group of northern Illinois students put on their school’s first ever theatre production this fall. Hear the full journey from auditions through opening night. It’s on a new Teachers' Lounge, out now on WNIJ.org or wherever you get podcasts.

On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, before we kick off 2025…we’re looking back one more time on some of the best education stories we told on Teachers’ Lounge in 2024.

On an end-of-the-year Teachers' Lounge Radio Show, we wave goodbye to our student correspondents from Hinckley-Big Rock, check some elementary school students' Christmas lists, & revisit a pair of our favorite conversations of 2024…

On our last episode of the year, we're revisiting some of our favorite Teachers' Lounge conversations of 2024.

On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, why being bilingual is a superpower…and how many schools are teaching it in 2024.

On a brand-new Teachers' Lounge Radio Show, it’s opening night for a group of students in their school’s first-ever theater production. That, a social studies teacher who also holds an elected office, and much more...

"If you're working with clay, some people may think 'oh, this is just a teapot.' That teapot can be a lot more. There can be a lot of other issues spinning around up there."

On a new Teachers' Lounge, a social studies teacher who’s also an elected school board member talks about why you should pay attention to your local school board.