Meet the new Chicago Board of Education

Chicago Public Schools’ newly elected board members.& (Illustration by Becky Vevea/Chalkbeat, photos by Colin Boyle and Mauricio Peña/Block Club Chicago and courtesy) This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Meet the new Chicago Board of Education By Becky Vevea, Chalkbeat Chicago Jan 14, 2025 at 5:29pm EST Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. The Chicago Board of Education is changing. After the city held its first school board elections in history, 10 people elected by their communities will join 11 mayoral appointees to serve for the next two years. The 21-member hybrid school board will be sworn in Wednesday, Jan. 15 — marking an historic shift in governance as 30 years of mayoral control in Chicago comes to a close. Mayor Brandon Johnson, a former teacher and union organizer, will maintain significant influence for the next two years. Although he advocated for an elected school board alongside his allies at the Chicago Teachers Union, Johnson has struggled with the move toward a more independent board as he pushes to transform the school district with the control he still maintains. On...