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Peter MedlinLast week, cybercriminals shut down the education technology platform Canvas, which is used at colleges and universities across the country, including Waubonsee Community College. Peter Medlin has more… -
Peter MedlinIn Illinois, both sides of the aisle want to reform how the state funds higher education. They agree the current system is broken. But lawmakers have competing visions of what reform should look like. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports…
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The Highland Community College biology teachers uniting Women+ in Science | Teachers' Lounge PodcastWomen 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. -
A year ago, the Trump administration’s Department of Education closed its regional Office for Civil Rights in Chicago, which investigated civil rights complaints in Illinois schools. A new report shows the impact. Peter Medlin reports… -
On April 28, 1941, Illinois Congressman Arthur Mitchell argued before the U.S. Supreme Court that African Americans were entitled to railroad… -
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. -
On April 22, 1856, crowds cheered and bands played in Rock Island, Ill., and Davenport, Iowa, as a train chugged across the first bridge to span the… -
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? -
Several school districts in northern Illinois are reckoning with multimillion-dollar budget deficits this spring as well as cuts to classroom positions. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on what’s causing it… -
Almost everyone is familiar with the tragedy of the Donner Party, but few remember that their ill-fated journey began in Springfield, Illinois.It was… -
The Twinkie, America’s model junk food, got its start in Illinois. Twinkies were invented on April 6, 1930, at the Continental Baking Company in River… -
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.
