Count Five: The Choices for Chicago School Board Prez
Behind the money and the social media fights, what do the people running for Chicago school board president want for the schools? Board Rule digs into their emerging policy positions.
Elections
CPS Board Race: Brown's Insider View, Dominguez's Money Mystery
Jitu Brown reflects on life as a board insider, Hilario Dominguez reports spending nothing on his campaign for board president, and CPS warns it may miss payroll.
Meet Aaron 'Jitu' Brown, Candidate for 5A
Incumbent Brown, an education organizer and activist, says the board is doing well, but the work of justice is far from done.
Student Learning Discussions Hit New Low in Q2 2026
The CPS Board of Education devoted just 3% of meeting time to student learning discussions, with governance issues dominating. Plus ballot removals, CPS layoffs and CTU endorsements.
CPS Board Weighs Ban on Candidates Taking Vendor Cash
Today's agenda also includes a one-year funding fix for ChiArts and a teacher mental health framework — plus the looming budget
School board ballot shakeup. Plus: Meet Zaccor, and CPS parents sound the alarm
Dual-circulation challenges are dead. As many as 22 candidates are back in the race
By Isaiah Pinzino
A total of 51 candidates are running for office in November’s general election on the school board ticket.
Of those, 28 have had their petitions challenged. Within that pool, 22 of