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Chicago Board of Education votes 18-1 to appoint Dr. Macklin King as permanent CEO
Summary
After extensive public comment and board discussion, the Chicago Board of Education approved RS 2 to appoint Dr. Macklin King as the permanent chief executive officer and approve her employment contract on March 30, 2026, by an 18-1 roll call vote. Unions, community leaders and elected officials publicly urged the board to confirm her.
The Chicago Board of Education approved a resolution to appoint Dr. Macklin King as the district's permanent superintendent and chief executive officer and to approve her employment contract on March 30, 2026, by a roll call vote of 18 ayes and 1 nay.
The board acted after a public-participation period in which union leaders, community representatives and elected officials urged the board to confirm King. Jackson Potter, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union, said the district faces steep fiscal pressures and urged collective advocacy: "We're all staring down a nearly billion dollar deficit in CPS for next year." Diane Palmer, president of SEIU Local 73, and Kia Banks of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association also publicly endorsed King,…
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