Chicago Board of Education, Brandon Johnson
Chicago aldermen delay bid to question CPS school board on mass resignations
A special City Council meeting had been scheduled for Wednesday to look into the recent school board shakeup, but no school board members showed up.
Johnson names new CPS board members after mass resignations
Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed six new members to the Chicago Board of Education on Monday following an uproar over the resignation of the entire board last week.
Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils new CPS board appointees
Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced an environmental activist, energy consultant and one school board candidate among his picks for a new interim Chicago Board of Education Monday morning. Why it matters: The six people Johnson chose will replace an outgoing interim seven-member school board he appointed just 15 months ago.
Mayor Brandon Johnson announces six new CPS board members after mass resignations
Johnson bristled when asked if he was moving to replace the entire school board so the new board could fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez.
Here’s what the City Council can do to limit the mayor’s power over the CPS Board
Some Council members called a special meeting for Wednesday, but they lack authority to force the mayor or anyone else to show up.
Aldermen, including several mayoral allies, blast Johnson over Chicago Board of Education resignations
In a public letter, the group demanded the mayor convene a hearing before any new appointments to the board are made.
Entire Chicago Board of Education to resign, Mayor Brandon Johnson's office says
The mass resignation of all seven members of Johnson's hand-picked school board paves the way for the mayor the reappoint a board who will be willing to act on Johnson's wish to oust CPS CEO Pedro Martinez.
Chicago Alders Say Mayor Johnson Acting Like Dictator After "Coup" On Public School Board
CBS's Chris Tye reports that 41 out of 50 members of the Chicago City Council do not like how Mayor Brandon Johnson -- who once worked for the Teacher's Union -- is handling the resignation of his entire hand-picked school board.
Many alders not happy with Mayor Johnson's handling of CPS board
Johnson—who himself once worked for the Chicago Teachers Union—made his picks to replace the board. As Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, 41 out of 50 members of the Chicago City council do not like how these events are playing out.
Mayor Johnson on appointing new CPS board: Election "gave me the power to transform this city"
The event came after an at-times contentious news conference on Monday,​ where Johnson announced six appointees to his new ...
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CPS 101: Inside the leadership crisis, school board shakeup, and upcoming elections
Before Chicago casts its first vote on a school board, go inside the city's public school system. What's working? And what's ...
With the entire Board of Education to resign, what’s next for CPS families?
The mass resignation of the 7-member Chicago Board of Education may be only the first in a series of upheavals in Chicago ...
Johnson appoints allies to Chicago Board of Education despite backlash: ‘A pathway forward’
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Chicago City Council holding special meeting after Mayor Johnson makes Board of Education picks
The now outgoing Chicago Board of Education and Mayor Brandon Johnson's six hand-picked replacements are invited to Wednesday's special City Council meeting. But so far, no one has responded to that ...
Opinion: CPS board has a moral obligation to work with police to reduce youth crime
The CPS board may not have appreciated the unexpected request by the police chief, but it should not diminish the great need ...