All seven previous board members resigned on the same day earlier this month.
CHICAGO -- Following months of drama at the Chicago Public Schools , seven new Chicago Board of Education members were sworn in on Thursday, replacing the previous board, who resigned en masse earlier this month.
Johnson could choose some of the current seven board members to stay on board in January, but that depends on the results of the November school board election. The board is divided into 10 districts, and each district is divided into two halves. Once each district elects its member in November, the mayor must appoint someone who lives in the other half of the district. The board president can live anywhere in Chicago, meaning Rev. Mitchell L.
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