“Largest municipal election yields largest number of public officials of color in the US.”
Thanks to Don Moore of Designs for Change for this press release:
6,500 Candidates Set To Run for Chicago’s Local School Councils This Week, After 28 Organizations Won a Two-Week Candidate Recruitment Extension
Chicago School System’s Central Administration Repeatedly Obstructs Recruitment Efforts
CHICAGO, IL (APRIL 15, 2012). About 6,500 candidates signed up to run in Chicago’s Local School Councils election this week, primarily as a result of an extended candidate recruitment deadline demanded by the 28 organizational members of the Coalition to
