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.
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,
Chicago mayor appoints final member to Board of Education
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday appointed a final member to the city’s first-ever hybrid Board of Education, the majority of which was seated last month.
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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
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez is out of the running for a job in Nevada. Clark County's Public ...
Chicago school closings today: Full list of schools closed, delayed amid extreme cold
As many as seven Chicago-area schools had announced delays, closures or e-learning Tuesday due as a cold weather advisory continues.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget proposal includes increases for K-12 schools and early childhood education
Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled his 2026 budget proposal on Wednesday and asked lawmakers to continue investments in ...
Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez asserts no need for teachers strike following release of fact-finder’s report
The teachers union’s rejection of the fact-finder report opens the door for a strike as soon as March following a 30-day ...
‘Fails to meet our standards:’ Nevada school district rejects Pedro Martinez for top job
Ousted schools CEO Pedro Martinez was tossed from the running for superintendent of the Clark County School District in Nevada, with one trustee saying he “does not fit our profile and fails ...
Is there school on Presidents Day in Illinois? What's open and closed, including libraries, schools and more
Although many offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in honor of Presidents Day, many retailers and grocery stores will be ...
Chicago Teachers Union rejects factfinder report amid contract talks with CPS, strike fears mount
Neither the CTU nor CPS have used the word "strike," but the reality is the 19-page factfinding report opens the door for ...
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 ...