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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.
The new seven-person board will remain in place until a 21-person, partially elected board takes over in January. Before the new board members were announced, protesters in the church waved signs that said “Fire Brandon” and chanted “Not Legit!” in reference to the appointments. They were led out before the mayor started speaking.
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
Rev. Mitchell Johnson was among seven new board members who were appointed after the previous board resigned en masse earlier this month. New Chicago school board president resigns after ...
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 ...
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.
But one choice on the ballot is new: a candidate to represent their community on the Chicago Board of Education. Voters from each of the city’s 10 school districts will select one candidate to ...
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.