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"textContent": "<p>The Chicago Board of Education approved a contract for the school district’s new CEO Macquline King, a homegrown talent who has led the district on an interim basis for the last 10 months.</p><p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.cps.edu/press-releases/2026/march/chicago-board-of-education-selects-dr.-macquline-king-as-superintendentceo-of-chicago-public-schools/\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>King will have a three-year contract</u></a> with a starting salary of $380,000, which is $40,000 more than her predecessor Pedro Martinez.</p><p>The vote represented a rare coming together of the partially elected, partially appointed school board. Only Jennifer Custer, who represents the Far Northwest Side, voted against King’s contract.</p><p>After the near-unanimous vote, King got a standing ovation.</p><p>King said she has confidence that Chicago Public Schools is moving in the right direction despite “the serious challenges” the district faces. She said she will work to build on the progress students have made in graduating on time from high school and earning college credit from dual enrollment classes.</p><p>Now, she said, the mission is to “build a bridge of excellence” across the K-12 experience, ensuring there’s a strong curriculum for every subject.</p><p>“We will protect the progress that we’ve made with everything we have,” King said. “Our path forward is clear, it's etched on our strategic plan centered on one thing: student experience.”</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-500000\" name=\"image-500000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/acf890e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5859x3288+0+310/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fee%2F33%2F1839f2244cbb80eef5a6d850a531%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-21.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e4042d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5859x3288+0+310/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fee%2F33%2F1839f2244cbb80eef5a6d850a531%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-21.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dbb8298/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5859x3288+0+310/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fee%2F33%2F1839f2244cbb80eef5a6d850a531%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-21.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"School board members take a selfie with newly installed CEO Macquline King.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dbb8298/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5859x3288+0+310/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fee%2F33%2F1839f2244cbb80eef5a6d850a531%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-21.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ff05376/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5859x3288+0+310/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fee%2F33%2F1839f2244cbb80eef5a6d850a531%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-21.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dbb8298/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5859x3288+0+310/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fee%2F33%2F1839f2244cbb80eef5a6d850a531%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-21.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Chicago school board members took a selfie with new CEO Macquline King after voting to approve her three-year contract, bringing to an end a monthslong search for a permanent leader.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>“Most importantly, I will listen to our students,” King added. “I want every child to feel a deep sense of belonging at our schools. As a proud CPS graduate, I see myself reflected in the eyes of our students.”</p><p>King was <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/11/05/cps-ceo-search-macquline-king\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>not originally named as a finalist</u></a> for the permanent position, but board members <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/03/13/cps-board-names-3-finalists-to-lead-district-interim-ceo-king-former-nyc-east-baton-rouge-schools-chiefs\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>added her to the short list a few weeks ago</u></a>. Support quickly coalesced around King, especially after a former chancellor of New York City’s public schools <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/03/24/finalist-for-cps-ceo-sito-narcisse-courted-controversy-in-past-jobs-but-defenders-praise-his-vision\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>dropped out of contention</u></a>.</p><p>Custer said she was disappointed that King was added back into the mix at the last minute.</p><p>“All of a sudden we have a lot of pressure right at the very tail end to kind of get her back in,” Custer said. “This really wasn't the process that the people of Chicago were looking for, and this wasn't the process that we had laid out.”</p><p>She also said school staff in her district told her that they thought King’s communication was lacking, describing it as “not as frequent, not as often, kind of last-minute.”</p><p>So far, Custer is the only sitting member to announce a run for school board president. She said if she wins, she would not automatically seek to replace King, adding that she wants to give her a chance to prove herself.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-610000\" name=\"image-610000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7e0f47d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3116x1749+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F12%2F91%2F14cff98e4b1384648a26b56cdfdd%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-18.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4c4e026/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3116x1749+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F12%2F91%2F14cff98e4b1384648a26b56cdfdd%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-18.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/258a3c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3116x1749+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F12%2F91%2F14cff98e4b1384648a26b56cdfdd%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-18.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Jennifer Custer seated in the CPS board chambers.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/258a3c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3116x1749+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F12%2F91%2F14cff98e4b1384648a26b56cdfdd%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-18.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0b90e7d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3116x1749+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F12%2F91%2F14cff98e4b1384648a26b56cdfdd%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-18.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/258a3c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3116x1749+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F12%2F91%2F14cff98e4b1384648a26b56cdfdd%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-18.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>School board member Jennifer Custer was the lone “no” vote to appoint Macquline King CEO of Chicago Public Schools. She said school staff in her Far Northwest Side district had complained that King’s communication was lacking.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p><h3>Board concludes ‘long strange trip’ to hire permanent CEO</h3><p>Michilla Blaise, who was appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, said King checks all her boxes: a Black woman who lives on the West Side and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/03/28/macquline-king-cps-grad-and-principal-who-led-through-mass-school-closures-rises-to-ceo\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>has deep experience in CPS</u></a>.</p><p>She also said she believes that King will work with her to figure out how to address underenrolled schools, one of the major issues facing the school district and the West Side communities that Blaise represents. Blaise said it would take “true partnership” to come up with a vision for those schools and see it “through to fruition without just closing doors.”</p><p>Ellen Rosenfeld, who represents the Near North Side, said she has supported King from the beginning, but noted the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.wbez.org/education/chicago-school-board/2026/02/13/is-cps-superintendent-search-on-track-or-stalled-depends-who-you-ask-on-school-board\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>monthslong search for a permanent leader</u></a> had been “a long strange trip.”</p><p>Rosenfeld said she was impressed with King’s bravery and independence, likely a reference to when King stood up to the mayor and his allies on the school board by refusing to present a budget that could have put the cash-strapped district further into debt.</p><p>“We will continue to demand transparency, accountability and meaningful engagement,” Rosenfeld said. “Congratulations, let's get to work.”</p><p>Yesenia Lopez, whose Southwest Side district was frequently targeted at the height of immigration enforcement activity last fall, said she saw King’s leadership grow during that time. </p><p>“She was open to collaborate on the best response possible at the time when Midway Blitz was operating, hitting many of our … immigrant communities,” Lopez said.</p><p>But she asked King to include Latino and Asian American leaders in her Cabinet so her advisers would represent the diversity of the district’s students and “understand the importance of our English learners, of our diverse communities, of special education, [and the] Safe Passage program.”</p><h3>Many praise school board’s decision to hire ‘one of their own’</h3><p>King also got endorsements from union leaders, community members, and several City Council members.</p><p>Dian Palmer, president of SEIU Local 73, which represents thousands of CPS workers, said her members had faith that King will be the kind of leader who can “sit across the table from us and treat our support staff not as a line item in the budget, but as the beating heart of this system.”</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-870000\" name=\"image-870000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c991c24/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7152x4014+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2Fa8%2F7b312b154554a8213d32e07ea585%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-05.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bcbfb1d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7152x4014+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2Fa8%2F7b312b154554a8213d32e07ea585%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-05.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a3b6b11/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7152x4014+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2Fa8%2F7b312b154554a8213d32e07ea585%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-05.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Dian Palmer speaks to the CPS Board of Education\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a3b6b11/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7152x4014+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2Fa8%2F7b312b154554a8213d32e07ea585%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-05.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/af966dd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7152x4014+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2Fa8%2F7b312b154554a8213d32e07ea585%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-05.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a3b6b11/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7152x4014+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fb0%2Fa8%2F7b312b154554a8213d32e07ea585%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-05.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Dian Palmer, president of SEIU Local 73, said she hoped new CEO Macquline King would look to her “lived experience” as a CPS principal, parent and student as she leads the district.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>“When we talk about who should lead those schools, we don't just talk about a title,” she said. “We talk about a vision, we talk about values.”</p><p>Like several other speakers, Palmer said she believes King’s “lived experience” in CPS will serve her well.</p><p>King is a CPS graduate and her two grown sons attended CPS. She taught in Chicago before becoming principal of two small elementary schools — one mostly Black school on the South Side and one a diverse school on the North Side. She has experience leading through <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.wbez.org/chicagos-50-closed-schools\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>CPS’ 2013 mass school closures</u></a>, welcoming children to a new school after theirs closed and leading through the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>“She knows that sustainable progress in our schools cannot be won through top-down mandates,” Palmer said. “It is built brick by brick through honest action, mutual respect and shared sacrifice.”</p><p>Kia Banks, president of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association, said King has demonstrated a willingness to work with school leaders. The group became an official collective bargaining union for CPS principals in 2023 and finalized its first contract in the fall under King.</p><p>“We recognize that we will not always agree,” Banks said. “There will be moments of tension. There will be difficult decisions, and there will always be competing priorities.”</p><p>But Banks said she is confident that the unions, the school board and King can find common ground to move the school district forward.</p><p>Jackson Potter, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union, said he is hoping that King’s elevation to CEO represents a change from when past CPS leaders “kowtowed to megamillionaires and privateers.”</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-db0000\" name=\"image-db0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/780662b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6961x3907+0+368/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa3%2F66%2F9ec6fbeb446795eb8c0ddef5fa2f%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-02.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fe39bb2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6961x3907+0+368/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa3%2F66%2F9ec6fbeb446795eb8c0ddef5fa2f%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-02.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/63bb37d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6961x3907+0+368/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa3%2F66%2F9ec6fbeb446795eb8c0ddef5fa2f%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-02.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Jackson Potter stands at a lectern and speaks into the microphone at the CPS Board of Education meeting.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/63bb37d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6961x3907+0+368/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa3%2F66%2F9ec6fbeb446795eb8c0ddef5fa2f%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-02.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/233227d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6961x3907+0+368/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa3%2F66%2F9ec6fbeb446795eb8c0ddef5fa2f%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-02.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/63bb37d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6961x3907+0+368/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa3%2F66%2F9ec6fbeb446795eb8c0ddef5fa2f%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-02.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Jackson Potter, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union, said Macquline King had shown herself to be a different kind of leader and applauded how she’s so far handled the midyear closure of two charter high schools. </p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>Potter said King showed she was different from former CEOs in how she dealt with Aspira, a charter school network set to close this week after running out of money.</p><p>“Your work to ensure that Aspira students graduate with as little disruption as possible, despite the grave and irresponsible actions of the charter operator, is to be lauded,” he said.</p><p>Union leaders and City Council members also brought up King’s stewardship of the budget last year. She inherited a $734 million deficit when she took over as interim CEO in June, but refused to present a budget that included the possibility of borrowing, as the mayor’s office wanted.</p><p>Ald. Stephanie Coleman of the 16th Ward congratulated King on behalf of the Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus.</p><p>“We couldn’t be more proud of the accomplishments that she has made, especially in the last most trying budget,” Coleman said. “Dr. King, you have done a herculean job with balancing the budget, no furlough days, no school days out, and I commend you and your team.”</p><p>Twentieth Ward Ald. Jeanette Taylor, who chairs the Council’s Education Committee , said she was excited that the board picked “one of their own” to lead the district.</p><p>“We know that the board has made the right decision, and I am excited that we are going to get back to information and inspiration,” Taylor said.</p><p>State Rep. Ann Williams, whose district includes swaths of the North Side, said she was “thrilled” about King’s appointment, and applauded her for making herself available to state lawmakers at a level that “we have not seen in a number of years” from the head of CPS.</p><p>“That partnership, that collaboration, I think is going to be invaluable as we struggle to meet the funding challenges and some of the long-term and short-term issues that we all need to work on together,” Williams said.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-ab0000\" name=\"image-ab0000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/90dde86/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5439x3053+0+288/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9b%2F33%2F1ea0b466427bb6bb294ebad5d8af%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-32.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1162f18/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5439x3053+0+288/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9b%2F33%2F1ea0b466427bb6bb294ebad5d8af%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-32.JPG 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ea858ee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5439x3053+0+288/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9b%2F33%2F1ea0b466427bb6bb294ebad5d8af%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-32.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King speaks to reporters after the Chicago Board of Education voted to approve her as CEO during a CBOE meeting at CPS HQ in the Loop, Monday, March 30, 2026. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ea858ee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5439x3053+0+288/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9b%2F33%2F1ea0b466427bb6bb294ebad5d8af%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-32.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2d59e96/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5439x3053+0+288/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9b%2F33%2F1ea0b466427bb6bb294ebad5d8af%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-32.JPG 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ea858ee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5439x3053+0+288/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F9b%2F33%2F1ea0b466427bb6bb294ebad5d8af%2Fboardvoteceoking-260331-32.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King speaks to reporters Monday after the Chicago Board of Education voted to approve her as CEO during a CBOE meeting at CPS HQ in the Loop.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p></p>",
"title": "CPS Board approves contract for new CEO Macquline King with just 1 ‘no’ vote",
"updatedAt": "2026-03-30T19:11:41.339Z"
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