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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Where is Byrd-Bennett?

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Where is Byrd-Bennett?:


Where is Byrd-Bennett?


Back on April 30th, CPS made a major announcement. Barbara Byrd-Bennett had been named to replace Noemi Donoso as the interim Chief Education Officer. Donoso jumped ship after serving less than a year in the Rahm/Brizard regime. Donoso herself  was brought in more than a year when the post remained empty following the departure of Barbara Eason-Watkins.

BBB, who during her time in Cleveland was the highest paid school superintendent in the nation,  was supposed to come in to town on May 1 to serve as "chief education advisor" until Donoso's official departure on May 31st when she would officially be named interim chief education officer. Over the last year, she has served as