Mayor Johnson names final Chicago school board member

Stakeholders: The new Chicago Board of Education must take ownership of CPS
By taking ownership of the district’s future and prioritizing students, the new Board of Education can prove that CPS is capable of a more stable future.
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.
After monthlong delay, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson names final member of school board
Johnson is naming CPS parent Cydney Wallace to represent parts of five neighborhoods on the partly elected, partly appointed school board.
Mayor Brandon Johnson Appoints Final Member to Chicago’s Hybrid Board of Education
Cydney Wallace, who serves on the board of directors for the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, has been named as the 21st member of the new school board.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Are Chicago Public Schools closed today? Full list of schools with snow days, e-learning
The list of Chicago-area schools closed into anticipation of the winter storm headed to Illinois continued to grow Wednesday ...
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Chicago schools CEO Pedro Martinez in the running for superintendent job in Clark County, Nevada
The schools' chief, who was fired without cause in December after growing hostility with Mayor Brandon Johnson, is one of six ...
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 ...
Chicago forecast: Cold weather advisory with wind chills as low as -30; some schools closed
A bitter blast across the entire Chicago area continues Tuesday, with another cold weather advisory in effect and morning wind chills as low as -30 degrees in some parts. The advisory, issued for all ...