Chicago Board of Education President Miguel del Valle resigns

President of the Chicago Board of Education Miguel del Valle speaks during the first meeting of the new Chicago Board of Education on July 26, 2019.

Del Valle served during a tumultuous time for the district, whose teachers and other staff members went on strike in October 2019 months into his term. The COVID-19 pandemic arrived a few months after that, abruptly shifting the district to remote learning and leading to further strife with the Chicago Teachers Union over pandemic protections.

“Today I can honestly say that CPS with its partners — CTU and the principals association and its external partners, community based organizations and the other sectors — are coming together to ensure that we become stronger, and by that I mean that we better serve our students and their families and our students leave CPS ready for their future,” del Valle said.

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