Mayor Johnson names final Chicago school board member

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Chicago Mayor Johnson names final CPS Board of Education appointment, completing 1st hybrid board
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced his final appointment to the Chicago Board of Education Tuesday, completing the city's first-ever hybrid school board.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson makes final appointment to 21-member partially-elected school board
Cydney Wallace is a mother of four and sits on the board of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs. Wallace will represent the Chinatown, Bridgeport, Back of the Yards, and Gage Park neighborhoods on the 21-member partly-elected school board.
Mayor Brandon Johnson Appoints Cydney Wallace To Hybrid School Board
Wallace is a Black Jewish activist and a CPS parent. Her appointment comes two months after Mayor Brandon Johnson named his other appointees.
Chicago mayor appoints final member to Board of Education
Cydney Wallace is a Chicago Public Schools parent who currently serves as the board vice president for the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs.
Mayor Johnson names final Chicago school board member after weeks of delay
Mayor Brandon Johnson made his 11th and final school board appointment Tuesday, two months after naming 10 others to the 21-member board. His new appointee, Cydney Wallace, works for the Cook County court clerk’s office and is board vice president of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs,
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez out of Clark County superintendent search
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez was eliminated from consideration for the Clark County superintendent role. The ...
Nevada school district no longer considering fired CPS CEO Pedro Martinez
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Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez asserts no need for teachers strike following release of fact-finder’s report
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget proposal includes increases for K-12 schools and early childhood education
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‘Fails to meet our standards:’ Nevada school district rejects Pedro Martinez for top job
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Is there school on Presidents Day in Illinois? What's open and closed, including libraries, schools and more
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What can CPS schools and parents do in the face of Donald Trump’s mass deportation threat?
Chicago Public Schools does not allow immigration officers into schools without a criminal warrant. Experts weigh in on how ...
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Chicago schools donate air purifiers to LAUSD schools in fire areas
The Los Angeles Unified School District schools are set to receive hundreds of air purifiers that were donated this week by ...