As the custodial management contract with Aramark inside Chicago Public Schools (CPS) comes to an end, there’s a palpable mix of anticipation and reservation.The decision to bring management back unde
Benjamin Bronkema-Bekker
on Friday, October 23 2020 - 4:10pm
Election Day is only one week away. On Nov. 3, we will vote for candidates on all levels of our government who will shape our schools for years to come.
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Around the start of this school year, it was reported that Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson’s chief of staff, Pedro Soto, was charged with lying to the FBI about his role in an apparent bid-rigging and bribery scheme. Soto is alleged to have passed secret information to a company bidding for a $1 billion CPS custodial contract in 2016. Jackson responded by portraying Soto’s alleged crimes as a “betrayal of trust.”
