Chicago Mayor Overhauls Board of Cash-Strapped School District
- Johnson on Friday said all seven prior members will step down
- Move has sparked concern from city council, business community
Brandon Johnson
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday announced a new slate of board members for the city’s public schools after last week saying that all his previous appointees would step down amid rising tensions over budget shortfalls.
“I was elected to fight and fight I am,” Johnson, a first-term mayor who previously worked as a Chicago Teachers Union organizer, said at a press conference at a church on the city’s South Side.