Chicago Tribune
This fall, Chicago voters will elect a fully representative school board for the first time in the city’s history — a long-awaited step toward greater community voice and, hopefully, accountability.
The challenges they face are steep. Academic recovery from the pandemic is still uneven, and chronic absenteeism — students missing 10% or more of school days — remains stubbornly high in Chicago Public Schools at roughly 40% of students, well above state and national averages. So the question isn’t just who will lead, but whether they will prioritize proven strategies to get students back in school every day...