Chicago Public Schools (CPS)--like many school districts--faces challenges. These include declining enrollment, budgetary pressures, pandemic-associated learning losses, and the need to staff schools with educators and administrators who can meet the diverse needs of students and families. CPS is also grappling with a changing policy environment. In 2024, the city will begin shifting to a larger school board, whose members will be elected instead of appointed by the mayor. Federal COVID-19 relief funds are running out. And a moratorium on school closures in the city is set to expire in 2025. Amid these challenges and opportunities, Public Agenda, with support from the Joyce Foundation, set out to take stock of Chicago residents' priorities for their public schools. The goal is to help city and district leaders and other stakeholders make decisions that are informed by Chicagoans' concerns and aspirations. Findings are based on a representative survey of 2,127 adult residents of Chicago. In brief, Public Agenda's survey finds that Chicagoans think the biggest problem in the city's public schools is that students are not learning enough academically. The majority of Chicagoans think politicians and educational leaders are focused on petty political battles instead of what is best for students, and few are confident that the CPS budget is spent effectively. To improve schools, Chicagoans favor training teachers and principals, replacing underperforming teachers, and demanding that schools implement improvement plans. Parents want CPS to prioritize spending on tutors and classroom aides to support academically struggling students. As the city prepares to elect school board members for the first time, less than half believe that an elected school board will better serve students. This report highlights instances in which there are differences of opinion between parents and nonparents and differences of opinion by race/ethnicity or across neighborhoods in Chicago.