Elizabeth Todd-Breland
Elizabeth Todd-Breland was a member of the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education in Illinois. She assumed office in 2019. She left office on October 31, 2024.
Todd-Breland announced her resignation from the school board on October 4, 2024, which took effect at the end of the month.[1] To learn more, click here.
Todd-Breland was appointed to the board by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot (nonpartisan) in 2019. She was re-appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson (nonpartisan) in 2023.
School board
The Chicago Board of Education consists of seven members who serve four-year terms. They are appointed by the mayor of Chicago.[2]
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Noteworthy events
Chicago school board member resignations (2024)
On October 4, 2024, Chicago Board of Education members Elizabeth Todd-Breland, Mariela Estrada, Mary Fahey Hughes, Rudy Lozano, Michelle Morales, Jianan Shi, and Tanya Woods announced their resignations.[3] Their resignations come after a budget meeting in July 2024, where the board rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposal to take out a loan to cover teacher pensions.[4]
On October 7, 2024, Johnson announced six interim appointments to the board: Olga Bautista, Michilla Blaise, Mary Gardner, Mitchell Ikenna Johnson, Deborah Pope, and Frank Niles Thomas.[5]
On October 31, 2024, newly appointed board president Mitchell Ikenna Johnson resigned following criticism of posts made on Ikenna Johnson's Facebook account in the previous year.[6]
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ AP News, "Mayor’s Control of Chicago Schools Faces New Election Board," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Chicago Board of Education, "Board Bios," accessed March 27, 2017
- ↑ Axios "Seven Chicago Board of Education Members Resign" accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Axios "Chicago Public Schools Faces Budget Deficit Debate" accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ ABC7 Chicago, "Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces New Interim Chicago Board of Education Appointments," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ WBEZ Chicago, “CPS Board of Education president resigns" accessed October 31, 2024
