There was a heated hearing at City Hall on Wednesday as council members questioned the head of Chicago Public Schools about the district's financial problems and his growing battle with Mayor Brandon Johnson.
There was a heated hearing at City Hall on Wednesday as council members questioned the head of Chicago Public Schools about the district's financial problems and his growing battle with Mayor Brandon Johnson."There has to be some accountability to not just the public, but to us," said Ald. Jeanette Taylor, 20th Ward.
Notably absent at the meeting were both the outgoing members of the Chicago School Board, who resigned under pressure from Mayor Johnson, and the replacement board slated by the mayor."I can't begin to frame my frustration that there are no members of the board of education here. None of the outgoing members. None of the incoming members. They were all invited," said Ald. Matt O'Shea, 19th Ward.
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