CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first official elected Chicago school board meeting focused on protecting Chicago Public School students from ICE, and a plea from CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to undocumented parents.

Elected member Yesenia Lopez posed for photos in her seat with family members ... reflected on the work that went into making an elected school board a reality. “Thank you to everybody who ...

Chicago’s first-ever partially elected school board was sworn in Wednesday ... was among the more popular new board members sought out for photos. Smith, elected in District 10, received ...

In a 2023 referendum, Hanover County voters rejected a switch to an elected school board. In order to transition from an appointed to an elected school board, state law requires local voter ...

Tiffany Tate-Hogan (District 5) and Awet Eyasu (District 7) and re-elected Board Vice Chair Deirdre Pierce (District 3). The school district held the Oath of Office Ceremony at the DeKalb County ...

Nudged by his wife to attend an Oaklyn school board meeting, William Stauts not only voiced his concerns about a delayed ...

All members introduced themselves after being sworn in. There was big applause for elected school board member Che "Rhymefest" Smith. The artist said being elected to the board is the pinnacle of ...

Chicago has always had some form of an appointed board. It was long the only school district in Illinois without an elected board. Advocates began pushing for an elected board in Chicago more than ...

Jan. 23—ALEXANDRIA — Kyle Williams has been elected president of the Alexandria Community School Corp. board, replacing Carrie Rowland. Williams' election during a recent board meeting was ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia lawmaker hopes to make school board positions elected, rather than appointed, by default with a new bill. Sen. Stella Pekarsky (D-Fairfax), a former elected school ...