Rahm Israel Emanuel is an American politician and diplomat currently serving as United States ambassador to Japan. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 2003 to 2009. He was the White House Chief of Staff from 2009 to 2010 under Barack Obama and served as mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS),officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons,in Chicago,Illinois,is the fourth-largest 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,including 476 elementary schools and 162 high schools;of which 513 were district-run,115 were charter schools,9 were contract schools and 1 was a SAFE school. The district serves 340,658 students. Chicago Public School students attend a particular school based on their area of residence,except for charter,magnet,and selective enrollment schools.
Forrest Edward Claypool is an American politician who has held several positions in the governments of Chicago,Cook County,and the State of Illinois. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from July 27,2015,until December 8,2017. Previous offices held by Claypool include Superintendent of the Chicago Park District from 1993 to 1998,Chief of Staff to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,and President of the Chicago Transit Authority. In 2007–2008,Claypool served as a key member of Barack Obama campaign's media team,in his capacity as a longtime partner of David Axelrod.
Paul Gust Vallas Sr. is an American politician and former education superintendent. He served as the superintendent of the Bridgeport Public Schools and the Recovery School District of Louisiana,the CEO of both the School District of Philadelphia and the Chicago Public Schools,and a budget director for the city of Chicago.
Arne Starkey Duncan is an American educator and former professional basketball player who served as United States Secretary of Education from 2009 to 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2008. A lifelong resident of Chicago,Duncan is the founder of Create Real Economic Destiny (CRED),a non-profit aimed at reducing gun violence.
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is a labor union that represents teachers,paraprofessionals,and clinicians in the Chicago public school system. The union has consistently fought for improved pay,benefits,and job security for its members,and it has resisted efforts to vary teacher pay based on performance evaluations. It has also pushed for improvements in the Chicago schools,and since its inception argued that its activities benefited students as well as teachers.
Ron Huberman is an American entrepreneur and current CEO/Co-Founder of Benchmark Analytics,a provider of an evidenced-based public safety management system,featuring early warning and intervention analytics software for law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S. He spent 16 years in Chicago city government,with the first nine years in the Chicago Police Department. He started as a beat cop,advancing to Assistant Deputy Superintendent,where he created one of the country’s most advanced policing technology systems,including community-based strategies to help decrease crime on the streets. He also headed up Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications,bringing rapid change to that agency following the September 11 attacks on America. He is also the former chief executive officer and superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (2009–2010). Prior to heading the CPS,Huberman served as president of the Chicago Transit Authority.
Richard T. Crane Medical Prep High School is a public four-year medical prep high school located in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago,Illinois,United States. The school is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Crane is named for businessman Richard T. Crane. Beginning with the 2012–13 school year,the school transitioned to a medical preparatory high school,partnering with Rush Hospital,City Colleges Of Chicago,and University of Illinois at Chicago.
Gery J. Chico is an American politician,Chicago lawyer,public official and former Democratic primary candidate for United States Senate.
Garry Francis McCarthy is the Chief of Police in Willow Springs,Illinois and previous Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. He was a candidate for mayor of Chicago in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election.
Karen Lewis was an American educator and labor leader who served as president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU),Chicago's division of the American Federation of Teachers,from 2010 to 2014. For nearly 20 years before becoming president of the teachers union,she was a high school chemistry teacher.
Barbara Louise Byrd–Bennett is an American educator,education administrator,former school superintendent and convicted felon. Byrd-Bennett is the former chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Cleveland Municipal School District. She was CEO of the Cleveland schools from 1998 to 2006. From 2009 to 2011,she was the academic and accountability officer for the Detroit Public Schools system. She was hired as the chief education advisor for CPS in April 2012 and then named CEO by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel six months later.
Saving Barbara Sizemore is a 2016 American documentary film directed by and starring David J. Steiner,an American independent filmmaker. Steiner's film follows the students,teachers and parents of the Barbara A. Sizemore Academy,a charter school in the Englewood area of Chicago. Barbara A. Sizemore Academy serves an African-American community which is economically disadvantaged and beset by violence. The film documents the school's unique methods,which rely heavily on African culture,customs and social structure.
William McAndrew Jr. 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.
Janice K. Jackson is an American educator,educational administrator and former schools superintendent. Jackson served as the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools,the school district's superintendent position,from December 8,2017,until June 30,2021. Prior to her term as superintendent,Jackson was the chief education officer of the district.
Terry Mazany is an American philanthropist and administrator who served as president and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust and as interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago Public Schools is headed by a chief executive officer (CEO) appointed by the mayor of Chicago. Currently serving as CEO is Pedro Martinez. This job is equivalent to a superintendent,and,before 1995,the occupant of this office was known as the "superintendent of Chicago Public Schools".
The Chicago Teachers Federation was a teachers union in Chicago Illinois that was founded in 1897. It is considered a predecessor of today's Chicago Teachers Union.
Pedro Martinez is a Mexican-American school administrator serving as the CEO of Chicago Public Schools since 2021. He formerly served as superintendent of the San Antonio Independent School District and superintendent of the Washoe County School District.
Clifford B. Janey was an American educator who served as superintendent of District of Columbia Public Schools,Newark Public Schools,and Rochester City School District.
