Reporter roundtable: The Illinois Report Card
Northern Public Radio
We are now well into the school year, and we have a clearer picture of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected student enrollment thanks to an annual report from the Illinois State Board of Education called the Illinois Report Card. We're also seeing how the pandemic is contributing to school staff shortages around Illinois, where districts are struggling to find teachers, substitutes, bus drivers, and other school employees across the state. To talk about it, The 21st was joined by reporters from around the state.
GUESTS:
Peter Medlin
Education reporter at WNIJ and host of the podcast Teachers' Lounge
Emily Hays
Reporter for WILL/Illinois Newsroom
Megan Valley
Education reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat and Report For America Corps Member
More students regularly missed class in pandemic school than in previous years. This was particularly true of vulnerable students. @willpublicmedia https://t.co/rPUO4CTxa4
— Emily Hays (@amihatt) October 29, 2021
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