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Megan Valley

Belleville News-Democrat

Megan Valley is the education reporter for the News-Democrat. She joined the BND in June 2020 as part of the Report for America corps and covers issues involving schools, teachers and students in the metro-east.

LATEST FROM MEGAN VALLEY

Politics & Government

Clinton County dad suing Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker over school mask mandate

Updated August 11, 2021 at 6:38 AM

Education

Some southwest IL parents want to send their kids to school without masks. Here’s why

Updated August 2, 2021 at 9:38 AM

Politics & Government

Madison County Board of Health encourages schools to adopt mask-optional policies

Updated July 23, 2021 at 10:14 AM

Education

Illinois legislative gaffe has kept children with autism from benefits of proven therapy

April 18, 2021 at 7:00 AM

Metro-East News

Madison County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding missing girl

Updated March 18, 2021 at 1:39 PM

Education

Edwardsville’s new superintendent will have to pay up if he leaves the district early

March 15, 2021 at 5:00 AM

Education

This southwest IL district found a way to give more students internet access at home

Updated March 14, 2021 at 10:02 AM

Education

East St. Louis looks to capitalize on Gordon Bush Elementary school’s success

Updated February 26, 2021 at 10:11 AM

Coronavirus

Southwestern IL COVID hospitalizations still too high to lessen mitigations

Updated January 31, 2021 at 6:57 PM

High School Sports

Parts of Illinois can start high school basketball. Here’s the metro-east’s status

Updated January 23, 2021 at 1:23 PM

Boys Basketball

With Illinois high school hoops in COVID limbo, metro-east teams find games in St. Louis

Updated May 14, 2021 at 2:42 PM

Coronavirus

One Southwest IL county used all its vaccinations; another has fewer hospitalizations

Updated January 18, 2021 at 6:58 PM