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Elected School Board Officially Coming to Chicago After Pritzker Signs Bill

Matt Masterson | July 29, 2021 7:35 pm Supporters of an elected school board demonstrate in April 2019. (WTTW News) An elected school board is officially coming to Chicago, after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation transforming the Chicago Board of Education from an appointed to an elected body, over the objections of Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Thanks to our sponsors: The governor on Thursday signed HB 2908 into law, marking a shift from the current seven-member board to a 21-member board with elections beginning in 2024. “An elected school board will help students and their families have a strong voice in important decisions about the education system in Chicago,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in a statement. “I applaud the members of the General Assembly for working together on behalf of their constituents to pass legislation that required compromise and thoughtful deliberation. I look forward to ongoing conversations with the General Assembly and mayor, in particular about the

Chicago school board passes $9 3 billion budget for 2022

Chicago school board passes $9.3 billion budget for 2022 The Chicago Board of Education approved the school district s budget for the next fiscal year, despite pushback over the timeline to increase staffing and privatization of cleaning and maintenance services. Children walk to George B. Armstrong International Studies Elementary School in Chicago on March 1, 2021. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File) CHICAGO (CN) The Chicago Board of Education was nearly unanimous Wednesday in approving the school district s fiscal year 2022 budget, in spite of several controversies surrounding its funding allocations. Six board members voted in favor of the budget while Vice President Sendhil Revuluri abstained. No members voted against it.

100K CPS families at risk of leaving district need to be re-engaged, interim CPS CEO says

Chicago Board of Education President Miguel del Valle, center, talks to Chicago Public Schools Interim Chief Executive Officer José Torres, left, and Chicago Board of Education member Luisiana Meléndez, right, during the Chicago Board of Education’s first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began at the Chicago Public Schools headquarters in the Loop, Wednesday morning, July 28, 2021. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times In his first school board meeting as interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools, José Torres said he wants the district to prioritize reengaging 100,000 students over the next month who are at risk of leaving the school system largely because of the pandemic.

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