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Exploring the underlying purpose of education | Teachers' Lounge Classic

We're revisiting our 2024 conversation with Joseph Flynn. He's an associate professor of curriculum and instruction at Northern Illinois University. He's also the university’s executive director of equity and inclusion.

The Illinois professor teaching the next generation of journalists | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

What’s it like teaching the next generation of journalists? WNIJ education reporter Peter Medlin sat down with Jason, a former-reporter and current director of the Public Affairs Reporting program at the University of Illinois Springfield.

The Highland Community College biology teachers uniting Women+ in Science | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

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.

An Illinois Valley teacher making college accessible for all | Teachers' Lounge Podcast

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?

An NIU professor helped urban & suburban students team up to confront education inequality | Teachers’ Lounge podcast

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.