The new members of the Chicago Board of Education, appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson and just sworn in, are sure to make the condition of education in the city far worse.
Johnson appointed five new members to the board while keeping just one of his predecessor, Lori Lightfoot’s, picks. A look into who these members are reveals a radical track record that will inevitably influence the direction of education in Chicago.Let's start with the New board president, Jianan Shi.
Next, we have Mary Fahey. She worked at the same organization as Shi, Raise Your Hand, as “a parent liaison for special education.” The position itself is benign, but working at that organization signals what kinds of opinions she is likely to have on other education-related questions that will inevitably come before the board.
The third new appointee is named Michelle Morales, who used to be president of the Woods Fund. It, too, is a left-wing organization, which describes itself as a “bold grantmaker that partners with communities to fight the brutality of structural racism and economic injustice. It promotes social, economic, and racial justice through the support of community organizing, coalition building, and public policy advocacy.
The last two, Mariela Estrada and Rudy Lozano, worked for organizations that do not seem to be overtly political — United Way of Metro Chicago and Enlace Chicago, respectively. However, they both listed"community organizing" as a crucial part of their past experience.Of course, the board, with Johnson’s appointees, has not done much of anything yet. However, there is certainly reason for concern when it seems that Johnson just wanted to appoint as many left-wing activists as possible.
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