Chicago Public Schools new year begins with help from the new mayor — and many old and looming challenges
When more than 320,000 Chicago youths resumed classes Monday, the sense of renewal brought by a fresh school year was underscored by the presence of Chicago’s new mayor, a former teacher who welcomed students and offered encouraging words at several stops around the district. Yet the change at City Hall is also the beginning of a period of transition in Chicago Public Schools as it moves to an ...