Schools CEO Huberman to resign Nov. 29
Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman will resign his $230,000-a-year-job effective Nov. 29 in a departure hastened by Mayor Daley, City Hall sources said Wednesday.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported last month that Huberman told Daley he has no intention of serving another mayor and intends to leave his job long before the mayor leaves office in mid-May.
(Jean Lachat/Sun-Times)
Huberman’s departure comes amid a void in the No. 2 position in the system. The post of Chief Education Officer has been vacant since Barbara Eason-Watkins left June 30.
“He’s sitting at the helm of the most important agency in the city and he’s stated he’s not gonna be there at a time when there’s no chief education officer,’’ said a Daley confidante, who asked to remain anonymous. “The mayor has to get moving on putting a solid plan in place. Otherwise, you lose momentum. On his own, Ron has stated he’s not staying. You have a chief education officer’s job that’s empty and a CEO who said he’s looking elsewhere. You cannot have that be the case in an institution that’s responsible for 450,000 kids.’’
Last month, Daley responded to the news that Huberman planned to leave the post by saying he’s not
