Following CPS Board Election, Mayor Brandon Johnson Plants Flag Against School Closures – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo – Wirepoints

Following CPS board election, Mayor Brandon Johnson plants flag against school closures – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo – Wirepoints

The mayor and former Chicago Teachers Union organizer said he plans to speak with all members of the school board, including President-elect Jessica Biggs, saying it was paramount to secure more state funding for Chicago Public Schools and pass a millionaire tax in Illinois. "I took an arrest standing up for our neighborhood schools and went on a hunger strike," he said. "There's a long legacy of people standing up against corporate control over…

Following CPS board election, Mayor Brandon Johnson plants flag against school closures

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday heralded Chicago’s first elected school board but delivered a warning should the new body try to close any schools.