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CHICAGO — The Chicago school board voted unanimously to form a new district committee tasked with improving the experience and academic outcomes of Black students.
The committee was a requirement of a bill Illinois lawmakers passed in 2024 that set the stage for Chicago’s transition from a mayorally appointed school board to an elected one. But the Black Student Achievement Committee’s launch comes amid unprecedented scrutiny of race-based initiatives by the Trump administration, which has threatened
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