Politics & Government
Fueled By Chicago Teachers Union, Campaign Contributions In School Board Race Reach Nearly $2.5 Million
Candidates hoping to win a seat on the board will eventually have a say in that issue and on the looming debt crisis facing CPS.
October 16, 1013
CHICAGO (CBS) – Nearly $2.5 million in contributions have flowed into the coffers of 31 candidates vying for 10 Chicago school board seats.
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Those 10 people will be the first elected members of the city's newly configured school board. Mayor Brandon Johnson will appoint the other 11 members, including the board president, before the new hybrid school board takes office in January 2025.
Last week Mayor Johnson named six appointees to the board, after all seven members of the current board announced their resignations. The exits came after months of tension in Chicago Public Schools over the fate of the district's CEO, Pedro Martinez.
