The head of CPS on the first day of school. Plus, teaching Asian American history, pain relief without drugs and the latest on Chicago’s controversial monuments.

• CPS, CTU Strike Hopeful Tone as Students Return For Start of School Year
• Remove 13 Racist Monuments, Including 3 Columbus Statues City Commission Recommends
• Library in West Garfield Park Home to Artist-In-Residence Who Will Create and Connect
• Crain’s Headlines: Ford Cutting Thousands of Jobs
• Asian American History Requirement Starts in Illinois Public Schools
• Northwestern Researchers Develop Dissolvable Implant for Drug-Free Pain Relief
• Census Says Volunteering Declined in Chicago, But New Report Highlights Community Organizing Work