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The Chicago Board of Education election took place on November 5, 2024, alongside the statewide general elections. This was the first ever election to the Board, which has been an appointed body since its formation in 1837. [1] The election was planned after the state passed a law in 2021 that would create an elected school board.
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 2024 election will be the first time in Chicago's history that the city will hold a school board election. [14] Per the legislation, in 2026, the number of electoral districts will be increased to twenty, and an election will be held for the Board of education members from the ten new districts without incumbents. [12]
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has chosen a former teacher and head of a prominent parents advocacy group to lead the Board of Education — part of Johnson’s near-total restructuring of the ...
For months, board members for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) – the country's fourth-largest public school system – had been under pressure by Johnson to fire CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, who was ...
In a surprise move, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Friday that she has appointed former Ald. Michael Scott Jr. to the board that oversees Chicago Public Schools. The news comes less than ...
Turnout map of the first round by precinct. The Chicago Board of Elections claimed that early voting turnout in its 2023 municipal election was higher than early voting turnout in any previous Chicago municipal election. [204] Vallas and Johnson advanced to the April runoff.