Adeshina Emmanuel, Injustice Watch

Current and former Latin School of Chicago students are accusing students and teachers of racism and abuse on Latin Survivors, a new Instagram account.

Since 2011, black teachers have left the district at higher rates than have teachers of other races.

The school district said that gains by African-American students are one of the biggest drivers behind the improved numbers.

About two-thirds of schools will see their budgets go up, while the rest will see their budgets go down based on enrollment.

A successful merger would offer a new model for how communities can help Chicago tackle its thorniest education challenges, including declining school enrollment and deep racial and socioeconomic segregation.

Chicago's new mayor overhauled the board that oversees the Chicago Public Schools.

Lori Lightfoot’s transition committees presented recommendations for the mayor-elect’s agenda Friday.

She inherits governance of a school district that a decade ago topped 400,000 students but has since dropped nearly 12 percent to 361,000.

Among the questions that some voters regard as litmus tests: Would you close underperforming schools? Do you support an elected school board?

How Javion became a high school student reading at the second-grade level is impossible to say for sure. But multiple forces play a role.