Mayor Johnson announces pick for Chicago school board president, other new members
CHICAGO -- Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday announced that newly-appointed Chicago school board members Sean Harden has also been appointed the president of the board.'I am confident that these appointments are ready to enact my vision for a transformational school district.
Also appointed to the board were former bilingual middle school teacher Anusha Thotakura; former newspaper journalist and 2023 aldermanic candidate Ed Bannon; retired Chicago Public Schools teacher and Uplift Community High School cofounder Karen Zaccor; artist, activist and CPS parent Norma Rios-Sierra; and immigrant rights and equity advocate Pastora Emma Lozano—the widow of the famed Chicago activist the Rev. Walter 'Slim' Coleman.
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