On this episode, we listen to a series that examines how schools across the country, including in Illinois, hand out suspensions to Black students at a higher rate than for white students. We visit a Rockford school with the most discipline violations per Black student of any school in the state. We also learn about a Springfield high school with a high percentage and a Chicago school that rarely uses suspensions.
– Andrea Henderson takes us to a classroom where Black children get to see people who look like them encouraging reading.
– Sarah Karp reports on a Chicago school, not known for the arts, putting on its first play in years…