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Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates speaks before a march to demand that police officers be removed from schools in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. June 24, 2020.
Barbara Louise Byrd–Bennett (born July 27, 1949) [citation needed] is an American educator, education administrator, former school superintendent and convicted felon. Byrd-Bennett is the former chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Cleveland Municipal School District.
In regards to schools, Chico wanted to negotiate with the Chicago Teachers Union for both a lengthened school day and school year. [38] He opposed an elected school board. [38] He touted his experience leading the school board as qualifications which made him the best fit candidate to address problems with the Chicago Public Schools. [38]
(The Center Square) – Chicago Public Schools officials incorrectly said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents attempted to enter a South Side elementary school Friday and were turned away.
When Kimbrough was appointed, Chicago Public Schools was undergoing a substantial restructuring targeted at providing parents with more control over local schools. These changes were mandated by the state's Chicago School Reform Act , [ 5 ] and included the establishment of Local School Councils , and the decentralization of the Chicago Board ...
Davis Gates began her career teaching history in 2004 at Englewood Technical Prep Academy High School, a public school on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. [5] In 2008, the school was closed as part of a series of closures led by the CEO of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), Arne Duncan, Davis Gates attributes this as the moment she was "radicalized."
Chicago Public Schools were the most racial-ethnically separated among large city school systems, according to research by The New York Times in 2012, [47] as a result of most students' attending schools close to their homes. In the 1970s the Mexican origin student population grew in CPS, although it never exceeded 10% of the total CPS student ...
In the coming years, the city and the Chicago Board of Education were accused of rampant corruption, particularly in connection with two-time mayor William Hale Thompson. [7] Many CPS employees were appointed by the Mayor, and a 1931 study found that Chicago spent more money than any other major city on operations costs outside of education. [8]