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Elaine HirschenbergerThe co-founder of Rockford’s Womanspace on her half-century quest to create a comfortable and creative place for women.. -
Morris Community High SchoolOn 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.
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The vote gives the Rockford Education Association's bargaining team the authority to call a strike. -
There have been so many massive education stories over the past year from the dismantling of the Department of Education to childcare funding freezes.On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast, we try to help you make sense of it and give you a roadmap to following education in 2026. -
Every year, Illinois students vote on the Readers' Choice Awards for the books they loved the most. WNIJ's Peter Medlin spoke with English teacher and award chair Nichole Folkman about the books that won in 2025. -
Every semester, we feature a new group of "student correspondents." They're students in a club, sport, or activity. We interview them every month and bring you their journey. This fall, we highlighted the reporters and editors at Kaneland High School's student-run magazine "The Kaneland Krier" as they raced against their deadlines. -
Illinois’ third-largest school district has landed on Dr. Larry Huff. He’s currently the superintendent at Elkhart Community Schools in Indiana. -
Federal agencies have canceled grants and colleges and universities around the country. What about in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin? -
Social Worker Opportunity Tracks is a collaboration between several educational institutions, including Rock Valley College, Rockford University, and Rockford Public Schools District 205. -
A non-profit supporting international students at NIU, Network of Nations, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It comes during a stressful time for international students with the Trump administration revoking then reinstating student visas. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports… -
Elgin High School students have been running experiments and conservation efforts on a creek behind their school for decades. Now, they need some extra help. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has the story… -
The Trump administration recently closed the U.S. Department of Education’s regional Office for Civil Rights in Chicago. Peter Medlin has more on what it means for students and civil rights complaints.
