Becky Vevea, Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Chicago, joined us to break down Chicago's new elected school board ahead of the November 2024 Election.

After almost 30 years of mayoral control, Chicago voters will begin electing members to the Chicago Board of Education during the General Election on November 5, 2024.

Chicagoans will elect ten members of the new Chicago Elected School Board at the November 5 election. Here’s what you need to know to run for the school board.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) will begin the transition to an elected school board with the General Election on November 5, 2024, when half of the Board members will be elected. Here’s what you need to know.

Scores for Chicago Public School students are recovering faster since the pandemic than most school districts in the country. The Chicago Board of Education has passed a resolution requiring a new safety model that doesn’t include police inside schools.

During the Illinois General Assembly’s November veto session, lawmakers agreed on an elected school board map that divides the city into 20 districts. No agreement was reached on how elections would be handled.

Local School Council (LSC) elections will be held on April 10, 2024. Every Chicago Public school has its own LSC. Get involved!

The new Chicago Elected School Board, whose first members will be elected in 2024, has a new proposed district map. Give your feedback before the map is voted on this week.

Community schools support students’ educational and social service needs and encourage community engagement. Chicago Public Schools is looking to boost and expand community school programs.

Chicago Public School students will begin the new school year just as new members of the Chicago Board of Education begin their terms of office. Appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, six new board members’ terms began on July 18.

The Chicago Board of Education is changing. By 2027, we’ll have a 21-member elected school board. Illinois state legislators have drawn a draft map consisting of 20 school districts with input from the public.

In 2021, Governor Pritzker signed legislation creating an elected school board for Chicago Public Schools, expanding the school board from seven members to 21. Now we want to hear from you!

We took a look at the move to create an elected school board, when it will happen, and how it may affect parents and communities.