- Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 2a, Far North Side
Ebony L. DeBerry (left) and Hector Morales (right) are running to represent District 2a on the Chicago Board of Education.
- Chicago teachers, school leaders navigate uncertainty after school board reverses summer layoffs
A young student reads a sentence in Spanish at Calmeca Academy of Fine Arts in the Brighton Park neighborhood in 2025. One month into the school year, CPS has rehired 350 people as part of the school board's budget...
- Sendhil Revuluri drops out of race for Chicago school board president
Sendhil Revuluri, school board presidential candidate, poses for portrait in Douglass Park. Revuluri announced Wednesday that he's suspending his campaign.
- How Chicago school board incumbents voted on key issues
Chicago Board of Education swearing in ceremony on Wed., Jan. 15, 2025. Chalkbeat Chicago compiled how school board incumbents running to keep their seats voted on a range of key issues.
- Chicago Public Schools enrollment drops by 11,500 students
Pre-K students at Johnson Elementary School in North Lawndale make trees using popsicle sticks and leaves as part of a STEAM lesson. Johnson's enrollment remained stable this fall, even as Chicago Public Schools overall...
- Illinois Answers Project: Track who’s donating to whom in the 2026 Chicago School Board elections
Graphic for campaign finance tracker.
- 2026 Chicago School Board Election Resources
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- Interactive Map: 2026 Chicago School Board Districts
A map of Chicago school board electoral districts for the 2026 general election.
- Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 10b, South Side
Connie Anderson (left), Patrick Watson (center), and write-in candidate Rosita Chatonda (right) are running for the District 10b seat on the Chicago Board of Education.
- Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 9a, Auburn Gresham, Englewood
Brittany Preston, a mother of six, didn't make the ballot two years ago but is now running unopposed to represent District 9a on the Chicago Board of Education.
- Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 8b, the Loop, Brighton Park
Juan Ignacio Gonzalez is running to represent District 8b on the Chicago Board of Education.
- Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 3a, Logan Square, Albany Park
Norma Rios Sierra (left) and Peter Gonzales (right) are running to represent District 3a on the Chicago Board of Education.
- Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 2b, North Lakefront
Debby Pope (left), Kyna Lenhof (center), and Daniel Basco (right) are running to represent District 2b on the Chicago Board of Education.
- Chicago School Board Election 2026: The citywide race for president
Four candidates are competing to be Chicago's first elected school board president. From left: Sendhil Revuluri, Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez, and Victor Henderson.
- Chicago school board member Jessica Biggs faces scrutiny over 2018 firing as she runs for leader
Jessica Biggs spoke with voters outside Mollison Elementary on Election Day in 2024, when she first won election to the school board.
- Chicago school board candidate defends disciplining his kids, says school staff ‘should never use corporal punishment’
Attorney Victor Henderson spoke at a Chicago school board president candidate forum at McCutcheon Elementary earlier this month.
- Chicago School Board Voter Guide 2026
For the first time, Chicagoans will elect the entire Board of Education — 20 members plus an at-large president. Find which district you vote in and compare candidates before Election day, Nov. 3, 2026.
- 4 takeaways from the WTTW Chicago school board president forum
Candidates for Chicago school board president attend a WTTW forum on Sept. 15, 2026. From left to right on stage: Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez, Victor Henderson, and Sendhil Revuluri.
- Chicago school board looks at possible preschool expansion, despite opposition from district leadership
Mateo Lopez, 3, interacts with instructor Rebecca Rodriguez at Haugan Elementary School on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 in Chicago. Some school board members want the district to study expanding early childhood programs...
- Borderless Magazine: He watched his mother advocate for special ed support in CPS. Now, he’s voting for change
First generation high school graduate Froylan Suarez wants to make a difference by voting in the first elected school board election in Chicago in 30 years.
- 15West: Chicago school board accessible voter guide
15West's Chicago school board accessible voter guide: Find your district, register to vote, choose how and where to cast your ballot, and learn what voting assistance is available.
- WTTW: How this year’s Chicago Board of Education elections will work
WTTW News Explains: How This Year’s Chicago Board of Education Elections Will Work
- Chicago school board candidates sign pledge to ban AI use in schools
Elementary students learning in the computer lab with their teacher. An Illinois nonprofit is circulating a pledge to ban AI use in schools and limit screen time for Chicago school board candidates.
- Chicago school board delays proposal to steer more dollars to Chicago Arts High School
An exterior photo of the Chicago Arts High School in Chicago, Illinois. School board members decided Thursday to put off a vote on a resolution steering extra resources to the school.
- Jennifer Custer drops out of race for Chicago school board president
Jennifer Custer, an incumbent member of the Chicago Board of Education, dropped out of the race to become the first elected president of the CPS school board.
- Illinois education advocates grow more divided on Pritzker’s impending federal tax-credit program choice
Chicago school board member Angel Gutierrez came out in support of Illinois’ participation at a Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, news conference outside South Loop Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.
- Chicago Board of Education 101: Know the basics of the soon-to-be elected board guiding Chicago Public Schools
The Chicago Board of Education will be fully elected for the first time in several decades this November.
- A divided Chicago school board adds referendums on new revenue to November ballot
Chicago Public Schools interim CEO Macquline King, right, listens during the Thursday, June 26, 2025, school board meeting. The board voted Aug. 13 to place two advisory referendums on the November ballot.
- Gap to Adequately Fund Schools Widens in Illinois
Chicago Public Schools is further away from having enough money to meet its students’ needs as defined by the state, according to new data released by the Illinois State Board of Education. Under ISBE’s calculations...
- The Chicago Board of Education voted to reverse layoffs, but CPS says not all positions can be restored
The media room at Senn High School in 2021. The Chicago Board of Education voted to reverse layoffs, but the district says it can't restore all positions for funding reasons.
