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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

Metro-East News

Southwestern Illinoisans gather virtually to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy

Updated January 18, 2021 at 12:04 PM

Coronavirus

Southwest Illinois schools will start 2021 remotely to stave off holiday COVID surge

January 2, 2021 at 7:00 AM

Coronavirus

St. Clair County reports COVID positivity rate above 20%, decreased testing on Sunday

Updated December 27, 2020 at 9:36 PM

Coronavirus

Illinois COVID cases continue to rise on Christmas, but southwest region has limited data

December 25, 2020 at 5:46 PM

Education

Despite COVID, Illinois students haven’t fallen behind, testing shows. Can it last?

Updated December 4, 2020 at 2:47 PM

Coronavirus

Southwest Illinois COVID-19 positivity rate levels off after 8 days straight of increases

October 17, 2020 at 6:55 PM

Education

Here’s how southwest IL schools check coronavirus cases to help protect students

Updated October 6, 2020 at 11:01 AM

Metro-East News

Black Lives Matter group, counter protesters trade obscenities, insults in Highland

Updated September 28, 2020 at 11:22 AM

We Rebuild

Southwest IL has a COVID-19 positivity rate below 8% for second day in a row

Updated September 21, 2020 at 7:42 PM

Education

Illinois colleges — SIUE and McKendree included — drop ACT, SAT as admission standards

Updated September 26, 2020 at 10:40 AM

Education

Childcare is scarce in a pandemic. O’Fallon High School has a program to help its staff

Updated September 16, 2020 at 10:55 AM

Education

More southwest Illinois schools are bringing kids back to classrooms

Updated September 17, 2020 at 8:37 AM