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Chicago will hold its first school board elections next month, installing a 21-member hybrid board until 2027, when a fully elected board will take office. Johnson's new picks do not require City Council approval, but a majority of aldermen signed a letter over the weekend calling for a hearing on the matter.
Many of the new appointments won't last long, as Chicago is poised to hold its first school board elections next month, installing a 21-member hybrid board of elected and mayor-appointed members until 2027, when it will be fully elected. The shakeup comes as contract talks between the city and the powerful teachers union have stalled.
The other new board members named Wednesday are Mariela Estrada, director of community engagement at the United Way of Metro Chicago who formerly worked for the city’s inspector’s general’s ...
The new Board will eventually have 21 members, consisting of members from 20 districts and one at-large Board President. [2] The 2024 election elected 10 members from newly created districts; the other 10 members and the board president will be appointed by the Mayor of Chicago .
Brandon Johnson (born March 27, 1976) [1] [2] is an American politician and educator who is currently serving as the 57th mayor of Chicago since 2023. [3] [4] [5] A member of the Democratic Party, Johnson previously served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2023, representing the 1st district.
In 1995, the state government enacted the Chicago School Reform Amendatory Act, which returned the power to appoint members of the board back to the Mayor of Chicago. [5] [7] The Act also temporarily retitled the board as the "Reform Board of Trustees" from 1995 until July 1, 1999, after which period the name "Chicago Board of Education" was ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson announces the six new school board member nominees he'll appoint once the current board resigns, Oct. 7, 2024, at Sweet Holy Spirit Church in Chicago.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago mayor names new school board after entire panel resigns amid a fight over district control and finances. 10/07/2024 12:08 -0400