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Jean-Claude Brizard

Emanuel chooses seasoned leader in Byrd-Bennett October 12, 2012 By: Sarah Karp In officially announcing that Jean-Claude Brizard was resigning and Barbara Byrd-Bennett was taking over, Mayor Rahm Emanuel refused to say how his first hand-picked school leader fell short. But in emphasizing that Byrd-Bennett has experience managing a major urban school district, Emanuel took a subtle approach in pointing out a hole in Brizard’s background, one that might have proved lethal. Read More \| (10) Comments	In the News: Parents seek 'place at the table' September 13, 2012 By: Cassandra West A group of CPS parents is looking to organize, voice concerns and assume a "place at the table for the discussions taking place" about their children, according to one parent involved in organizing via a Website called Chicago Students First. As of this posting, the site had less than 20 parents registered. Read More \| (0) Comments
In the News: Brizard's job on the line? Some say so August 31, 2012 By: Cassandra West Education and business leaders have told Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard that he'll be blamed by the mayor for the city ending up on the brink of a teachers strike and he may be on his way out, a high-ranking education source told the Tribune. Read More \| (8) Comments	In the News: 'Security concerns' force Task Force to cancel July 20, 2012 By: Cassandra West Anticipated protests by the Chicago Teachers Solidarity Campaign and "security concerns" moved the University of Illinois—Chicago to cancel the Thursday evening Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force meeting and reschedule it for a later date that has yet to be determined. Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard was scheduled to appear at the meeting. Read More \| (3) Comments
In the News: Lawmakers OK more high school math options April 26, 2012 By: Cassandra West Illinois lawmakers approved a proposal Wednesday that would increase the range of courses that count toward meeting high school math requirements. Read More \| (0) Comments	In the News: Springfield meddling in CPS affairs? April 09, 2012 By: Cassandra West A Tribune editorial says Springfield is meddling too much in CPS affairs, "with a barrage of bills that would cripple long overdue reforms." Read More \| (3) Comments
Legislators grill Brizard on school closings, turnarounds April 02, 2012 By: Jim Broadway SPRINGFIELD -- Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard and members of his staff were grilled for more than two hours by legislators who sharply questioned the district’s decision-making on school closings and turnarounds and called for a summit of the CPS facilities task force. Read More \| (33) Comments	In the News: CPS' parent liaison resigns March 16, 2012 By: Cassandra West The woman hired by CPS chief Jean-Claude Brizard to head the district's family and community engagement efforts has resigned after just seven months on the jobs, the Tribune reports. Read More \| (5) Comments
In the News: Black suspension rate 'alarming' March 07, 2012 By: Cassandra West U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan acknowledged Monday that African American students receive disproportionately harsher discipline than white students in schools nationwide — and especially in Chicago. Read More \| (9) Comments

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