Mayor Johnson plans to appoint 7 new School Board members Monday after current board members’ resign

Mayor Brandon Johnson is preparing to appoint seven new members to the Chicago Board of Education after the entire board abruptly announced its resignation, effective this month, last week. This comes amid tension between Johnson and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, who was appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2021. A Sun-Times report last month said, according to sources, that Johnson asked Martinez to hand in his resignation. The mayor has denied asking Martinez to resign. For now, Johnson is going ahead with plans to name seven new School Board members Monday morning, even though 41 alders signed a letter criticizing the mayor’s handling of CPS and asking that he hold a hearing before making any new appointments.
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