Schools in Illinois discipline Black students at much higher rates than their white peers. Public radio education reporters Emily Hays and Peter Medlin dug into the data for two schools with the most extreme disparities: Kennedy Middle School in Rockford and Lanphier High School in Springfield.

We'll talk about what they found, hear some of the stories behind the numbers, and learn about schools that are doing things differently.

Some Illinois school board candidates are running to limit teaching about systemic racism to banning policies inclusive of LGBTQ students.

Security camera footage shows a school resource officer bodyslamming a Rockford student, slamming his head into the ground, knocking him unconscious.

School districts are again having to make tough decisions on how to conduct school.  Last week, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that they and the Illinois State Board of Education would align with the CDC’s updated guidance on quarantine times and isolation periods. To talk about it, we were joined by education reporters from around the state.