Peter Medlin
Peter joins WNIJ as a graduate of North Central College. He is a native of Sandwich, Illinois.
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Schools in Illinois suspend Black students at much higher rates than white students. In part one of a series, we take you to a Rockford middle school that is an outlier. It hands out the most discipline violations per Black student of any school in the state. WNIJ's Peter Medlin reports… -
A new report shows how school discipline incidents can come back to haunt Illinois students during the college admissions process. -
In 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… -
Northern Illinois University's fall enrollment numbers are in. Peter Medlin has the details… -
The Illinois budget impasse began 10 years ago. Lawmakers significantly cut funding for the state's Monetary Award Program or "MAP" grants for lower-income college students. WNIJ's Peter Medlin reports on how MAP has rebounded in the decade since… -
Illinois used federal COVID funding for a high-impact tutoring program. That funding expired in the fall. Many schools say tutoring made a big difference, but can they keep it going without that federal money? WNIJ's Peter Medlin reports… -
Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow community colleges to offer bachelor's degrees for particular in-demand programs. WNIJ's Peter Medlin talked to rural community college students who say they'd really benefit if it passes. -
Education at all levels is facing more scrutiny from the Trump Administration. We discuss what it could mean. -
The percentage of Illinois students who are “chronically absent” -- meaning they miss more than 10% of the school year -- skyrocketed during the early pandemic. It’s fallen a bit since, but rates are still far higher than pre-COVID. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports… -
More and more Illinois colleges and universities are offering full tuition scholarships. “The Huskie Pledge,” “The Rockford Promise,” “The Illinois Commitment” -- everyone’s got one now. But as nice as zero tuition sounds, is it too good to be true? WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports.
