CHICAGO - The Chicago Public Schools is once more without a CEO for the fourth time since U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan left Chicago to serve the Obama Administration in 2009.
Federal officials are investigating circumstances surrounding former CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett's involvement with the school system’s 2013 decision to award a $20.5 million contract to SUPES Academy, a for-profit company that provides leadership training for principals and administrators, the Washington Post reports.
Byrd-Bennett worked for SUPES as a consultant before she began working for the city’s public school system, and recommended SUPES for the lucrative, taxpayer-funded contract.
The Chicago Teachers Union blasted Byrd-Bennett, saying she is “a horrible example for our students and educators who look to her leadership.”
