Mayor Johnson Appoints Rafael Yáñez to Chicago School Board

The new board will meet Thursday to address pressing budget issues and leadership disputes.

Rafael Yáñez, a hate crimes investigator with the Chicago Police Department, has been appointed as the seventh member of the Chicago Board of Education.
The entire previous school board resigned earlier this month, prompting Mayor Johnson to appoint new members, including Yáñez.
The new board's first agenda review meeting is scheduled for Thursday, with a full board meeting set for November 1.
Key issues facing the new board include resolving a budget deficit and deciding the fate of CPS CEO Pedro Martinez.
The board's decisions come ahead of a November vote for a partially elected school board, which will take effect in January.