Federal authorities are investigating the CEO of CPS

Federal authorities are investigating the CEO of CPS

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Federal authorities are investigating the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett. In 2013, on Byrd-Bennett’s watch, CPS awarded a no-bid contract worth more than $20 million to her former employer, a training academy for principals. Alden Loury, senior policy analyst at the Better Government Association, talks about what this means for the school district and its chief executive.