Peter Medlin
Peter joins WNIJ as a graduate of North Central College. He is a native of Sandwich, Illinois.
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The new Illinois state budget includes $250 million for early childhood programs. Some of that will support “early intervention services” for Illinois’ youngest children with disabilities. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on why it’s so challenging for families to get their kids with disabilities the care they need.
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Joshua Nichols said he would be disappointed if Congress couldn’t compromise to continue the federal waivers. “That's going to add definitely another level of struggle to families. Now you're going to have to come up with a new solution on how to feed your kids.”
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Schools don't have enough short-term teachers to fill in the gaps. School districts in Illinois are now holding one-day online training to get short-term subs, even ones without teaching backgrounds.
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'Every day is a complete whirlwind': the first year of a nurse starting her career during the pandemIt's like 12, 13, or 14 hours of nonstop patient care, hardly sitting down and running from room to room,” she said. “It’s exhausting, mentally and physically -- and I'm only 24.”
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“I said, ‘Hey, there might be a chance that we might not come back in person.’ I just wanted to let them know," said 3rd-grade teacher Jorge Alfaro.
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"What better place for middle schoolers to be in than this cyclone of ‘What are my rights in this circumstance?'”
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The school staff shortage now includes nurses and health staff for many districts
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The deadline to meet the mandate was pushed back several weeks to allow teachers to get a shot or find regular testing.
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Illinois will require news literacy courses at every high school. The hope is that the classes will provide the next generation with tools to maneuver the internet's misinformation minefield.
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Nearly half of Illinois high school grads who enroll full-time at a community college get placed in a developmental education course. That includes 70%...