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On part two of the CPS Board President series, we bring in Jessica Biggs.  She's a current board member.  She's a former classroom teacher and school leader.  She lays out her plan to address the district's financial woes, support of the Black Student Success Plan, and speaks on scho…

This is part 1 of the Chicago Elected School Board candidate series.  This episode features Hilario Dominguez, who is running for school board president.  In this espisode, we talk about his vision for the district which includes universal Pre-K, no school closures, ever, and community schools that…

While the Trump administration  seeks to control federal elections, it makes you wonder if your ballot is safe.  To answer this question, I spoke with Ami Gandhi, director of strategic initiatives & Midwest Voting Rights Program at Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights. And Jane Ruby…

In November 2023, organizers convened and advocated for a Black Student Success Committee.  This would ensure that the forthcoming elected school board would be on the hook for improving Black student academic outcomes.  In this episode, we hear from: Valerie Leonard, founder of Nonprofit Utopia, …

On episode 3, we're joined by Sarah Karp, senior education reporter at WBEZ.  To get you up to speed ahead of the November 3rd elected school board race, we discussed all things Chicago Public Schools:  Chronic absenteeism  CPS Budget woes The real work of a CPS Board member Check out some of…

On this week's episode of the Who Sent You? Podcast, we discuss what it takes to be a qualified Chicago Public School board member. This conversations includes Bridget Lee, founding executive director of the Academy for Local Leadership. In this interview, she include's the ALL Governance…

Even with the best intentions, people who want to run for office may not make it.  Illinois has a petition scheme that allows anyone to object to your nominating petition papers.  In this episode, we hear from Andrew Finko, attorney, who discusses the origins of the petition challenges. Then we piv…