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Mayor Johnson on appointing new CPS board: Election "gave me the power to transform this city"
The event came after an at-times contentious news conference on Monday,​ where Johnson announced six appointees to his new school board following mass-resignations from the board last week.
Johnson names new CPS board members at heated news conference, likens critics to Confederates
Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed six new members to the Chicago Board of Education on Monday following an uproar over the resignation of the entire board last week.
Aldermen, including several mayoral allies, blast Johnson over Chicago Board of Education resignations
In a public letter, the group demanded the mayor convene a hearing before any new appointments to the board are made.
Mayor Brandon Johnson announces six new CPS board members after mass resignations
Johnson bristled when asked if he was moving to replace the entire school board so the new board could fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez.
Here’s what the City Council can do to limit the mayor’s power over the CPS Board
Some Council members called a special meeting for Wednesday, but they lack authority to force the mayor or anyone else to show up.
City Council members implore state lawmakers to limit mayoral authority in wake of CPS shakeup
Some members of Chicago City Council are asking Illinois lawmakers to limit mayoral authority in regards to Board of Education appointments amid a massive shakeup that concluded with Mayor Brandon Johnson announcing six new appointments Monday.
Chicago school board resignations bring "instability" to CPS, aldermen say
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A day after Mayor Brandon Johnson announced his entire hand-picked school board would resign, dozens of members of the City Council blasted the recent developments in an open letter. Following the announcement of the resignations, the 41 aldermen wrote, "This is unprecedented and brings further instability to our school district."
Entire Chicago Board of Education to resign, Mayor Brandon Johnson's office says
The mass resignation of all seven members of Johnson's hand-picked school board paves the way for the mayor the reappoint a board who will be willing to act on Johnson's wish to oust CPS CEO Pedro Martinez.
Chicago Alders Say Mayor Johnson Acting Like Dictator After "Coup" On Public School Board
CBS's Chris Tye reports that 41 out of 50 members of the Chicago City Council do not like how Mayor Brandon Johnson -- who once worked for the Teacher's Union -- is handling the resignation of his entire hand-picked school board.
Many alders not happy with Mayor Johnson's handling of CPS board
Johnson—who himself once worked for the Chicago Teachers Union—made his picks to replace the board. As Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, 41 out of 50 members of the Chicago City council do not like how these events are playing out.
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Johnson appoints allies to Chicago Board of Education despite backlash: ‘A pathway forward’
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