Elected School Board Meeting Recording and Resources

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our Sept 19 meeting about the Elected School Board with a fantastic presentation from Jodi Lacy from Raise Your Hand for Illinois Public Education. See the recording here and view the resources that were shared in the meeting:

• Find your School District at Chicago Board of Elections

• Thanks to Jodi for sharing this Google map with all 20 districts & school locations.

• See a list of all candidates with brief bios in Chalkbeat here.

• WBEZ has a brief explainer and interactive map here as well as an article about PAC money from charter school supporters being spent in the race here (numbers not entirely up-to-date due to quarterly reporting). 

Candidate Forum
The 48th ward includes the 2nd and 4th Districts. If you are interested in hearing from candidates running in these districts, Raise Your Hand is hosting a candidate forum at Lane Tech:

When: Saturday, Oct 5 from 11:30am-2pm
Where: Lane Tech at 2501 W Addison St (map)
RSVP here 

This is an historic election — Chicago's FIRST Elected School Board. Please share this information with your friends and neighbors and let's make sure to vote down the ballot, Chicago!