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Editor’s note: The Tribune Editorial Board has begun its endorsements for the upcoming November elections. We start here with the race for Chicago Board of Education president; our endorsements in the ...

The candidate backed by the Chicago Teachers Union opposes school closures. Two are open to closing schools, but only after hearing from communities. And one pointed to how consolidations can benefit ...

This fall, Chicagoans are voting for members of the city’s first fully elected school board. Every eligible Chicagoan can cast two votes (yes, two!) — one for a candidate in your school board district ...