Voters in the nation’s third largest school district would, for the first time, be allowed to elect their own citywide school board under a bill that cleared the House on an overwhelming vote Thursday. “Dozens of parent and neighborhood groups have been formed to improve educational opportunities for the school children of Chicago,” said Rep. Robert Martwick, a Chicago Democrat and chief sponsor of the bill. “They’ve been regularly dismissed and disrespected by the appointed board. And these groups have demanded elected accountability. They’ve...