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The Chicago Board of Education serves as the board of education (school board) for the Chicago Public Schools . The board traces its origins to the Board of School Inspectors, created in 1837. The board is currently appointed solely by the mayor of Chicago. Between 2024 and 2027, the board is slated to transition to consist entirely of elected ...
Chicago Public Schools ( CPS ), officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, [5] in Chicago, Illinois, is the fourth-largest [6] school district in the United States, after New York, Los Angeles, and Miami-Dade County. For the 2020–21 school year, CPS reported overseeing 638 schools ...
In 1848, Mayor James Hutchinson Woodworth argued the urgent need for a better public school system. The city council agreed. The mayor's plea reflected his experience as a former teacher, and was designed to attract productive citizens. By 1850, less than a fifth of eligible children were enrolled in public schools.
Every Chicago public school has a Local School Council (LSC) which consists of parents, community members, teachers, and the principal of the school. Members of the council are elected except in the case of teachers, staff and student representatives, who are appointed by the Board of Education after non-binding polls are taken and conduct monthly meetings which the public can attend.
Educator. College president. Signature. Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859) was an American educational reformer, slavery abolitionist and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education, he is thus also known as The Father of American Education. [1] In 1848, after public service as Secretary of the Massachusetts ...
Voided. On August 29, 1927, William McAndrew was suspended from his position as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools by the Chicago Board of Education pending an administrative hearing by the board. He was charged with "insubordination" for opposing a school board action that he believed would amount to reviving patronage in the school system.
University of Michigan ( BA) Michigan State Normal School ( M.Ed) Profession. Educator. editor. William McAndrew Jr. [7] (August 20, 1863 – June 13, 1937) was an American educator and editor who served as Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools in the 1920s. McAndrew was, for a time, one of the best-known educators in the United States.
Educator. education administrator. school superintendent. Angeline P. Caruso [2] (October 9, 1922 [1] – November 8, 2000) was an American educator, education administrator and former school superintendent. Caruso served as interim superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools district from December 13, 1979, until March 25, 1981.