{"id":1981,"date":"2024-03-22T21:24:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T21:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/?p=1981"},"modified":"2024-10-10T22:16:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T22:16:43","slug":"the-path-to-cpss-first-school-board-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/our-stories\/the-path-to-cpss-first-school-board-election\/","title":{"rendered":"The Path to CPS\u2019s First School Board Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Learn About Your Candidates<\/strong> | Posted on October 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The School Board Voter Education Initiative, a group of parent, educator, and community organizations committed to increasing voter awareness of the upcoming school board election and sharing unbiased information about the candidates on their ballot, created a survey to help voters learn about their school board candidates<\/a>. Because this election marks the beginning of Chicago Public Schools\u2019 first Elected School Board, the School Board Voter Education Initiative sourced questions from parents, students, teachers, and community members to help ensure Chicagoans are as informed as possible before they vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Petition Filing Period<\/strong> | Posted on June 18, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The petition filing period for Chicago School Board candidates has begun! All candidates for Chicago\u2019s first school board election must file their nomination petitions before Monday, June 24. In order to be eligible for nomination, candidates must have 1,000 valid signatures<\/a> from voters in their electoral district. It can be difficult to keep up with the election cycle, so here\u2019s how you can be an informed voter for the upcoming school board election:<\/p>\n\n\n\n