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CTU urges Chicago Board to pick an educator for CEO, warns against privatization approach
Summary
Jackson Potter, Chicago Teachers Union vice president, told the Jan. 20 special meeting the board must select a CEO with classroom and equity experience and reject candidates aligned with privatization strategies that previously led to school closures and community harm.
At the Jan. 20 Chicago Board of Education special meeting, Jackson Potter, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union, used the public comment period to press the board to select a CEO with an educator's background and a commitment to racial and economic justice.
Potter criticized prior district leadership and external…
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