EDUCATION · IL · 2015-2017
Forrest Claypool
Superintendent · Chicago Public Schools · Illinois
On the record
Resigned amid ethics violations finding
SEVERITY · RESIGNED
Background
Illinois's Superintendent · Chicago Public Schools of Chicago 2015–2017: Forrest Claypool — 2-year tenure. Took office after Barbara Byrd-Bennett; succeeded by Janice Jackson. Departure context: Resigned amid ethics violations finding. Same-year political environment (2015): Governor Bruce Rauner; Attorney General Lisa Madigan; Secretary of State Jesse White.
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