As families toil in fields, migrant children hit books in Rantoul - Illinois

Martin is one of about 155 young people who are attending this summer’s school for migrants at Rantoul Township High School.

Martin’s family moved to Rantoul a few weeks ago from Texas. His younger brother, Leo, and sister, Kate, attend the migrant school, but the rest of the family is working in northern Champaign County corn fields.”*

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