Women in science often don't get the credit they deserve for their work. A Highland Community College club unites women across the sciences to talk about the opportunities and real challenges they face.

We talk with a Northern Illinois University professor about her new book, which teamed up groups of students from low-income schools and wealthy suburbs to change how Illinois funds education.And our classroom correspondent talks about sharing his immigration journey with his students, many of whom also come from immigrant families.

Tina Hardy is the coordinator for the Center of Accessibility and Neurodiversity at Illinois Valley Community College.Basically, it’s her job to make college accessible for students who need extra accommodations. What does that look like? And how different are special education laws between high school and college?

Two high schools, 25 minutes apart. One wealthy and in the suburbs. One in the city, lower-income. An NIU professor's project brought together students from both schools to see educational inequality for themselves and fight for change.

On a new Teachers' Lounge, a DeKalb middle school teacher tries to convince his kids that money isn't everything; a group of students try to start their own businesses; a Waubonsee professor shares her experience as an immigrant business owner, and a western Illinois civics teacher's "Taking Action" class has her students solving real problems from pot holes to improving school lunches.

On a new Teachers' Lounge, Waubonsee professor Dr. Nour Al-Nabir brings her real experience as an immigrant business owner into the classroom.Her students just won a national entrepreneurship completion. That and more on a brand-new episode!

In a civics teacher's “Taking Action” class, students fight for change, whether it’s fixing potholes or school lunches. What does it mean to actively DO social studies? I’s on a new Teachers' Lounge.

Meet our new student correspondents from the Whiteside Area Career Center's CEO program!

The co-founder of Rockford’s Womanspace on her half-century quest to create a comfortable and creative place for women..

On a new Teachers' Lounge podcast, we talk with a Morris teacher who’s not afraid to hold his students to a standard of excellence.“I tell the kids, if you come in and you work for me, I will jump over the moon for you.”What it means to go above and beyond for kids.