Pritzker Signs Chicago Elected School Board Bill Over Mayor’s Objections

Chicago will have a 21-person elected school board by 2025 and phase in elections for those seats.

By Nereida Moreno
CPS protest
Protesters call for an elected Chicago school board in August 2013, just months after the city closed 50 schools. Students and parents rally outside the Chicago Board of Education headquarters in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Dozens protested the lack of funding for Chicago Public Schools, especially for African American students, many whose schools were closed in June. The protesters also called for an elected school board. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine) Associated Press / Associated Press
CPS protest
Protesters call for an elected Chicago school board in August 2013, just months after the city closed 50 schools. Students and parents rally outside the Chicago Board of Education headquarters in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. Dozens protested the lack of funding for Chicago Public Schools, especially for African American students, many whose schools were closed in June. The protesters also called for an elected school board. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine) Associated Press / Associated Press

Pritzker Signs Chicago Elected School Board Bill Over Mayor’s Objections

Chicago will have a 21-person elected school board by 2025 and phase in elections for those seats.

By Nereida Moreno
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed a bill to establish school board elections in Chicago for the first time in the city’s history. Reset checks in with WBEZ’s education desk for the details.

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