Newly Elected Members of Chicago’s School Board Share Their Visions for the District – WTTW (Chicago)

On top of the budget deficit, CTU contract negotiations are ongoing. “So many of the things they’re asking for, I support,” new Board member and community organizer Aaron “Jitu” Brown said. “All the children that are homeless in Chicago Public Schools, there’s an opportunity to provide resources for those families, to give those families stability. I think it makes sense. You cannot educate children on the cheap, and if you have Black and Brown children that have been neglected for decades, the needs are deep.”