Jessica Biggs Declares Victory In Chicago School Board President Race

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters CHICAGO — Former principal and current school board member Jessica Biggs is poised to win the race to serve as Chicago Public Schools’ first elected board president. In the most recent results, she had a wide lead over former Chicago Teachers Union official Hilario Dominguez and attorney Victor Henderson. A win for Biggs would be a key step in eroding the firm control the union has held over the current partly-elected school board. The president plays a key role in setting the board’s agenda and direction, and, come January, will also be a full voting member after only being able to cast tie-breaking votes until now. As a result, the race drew millions in campaign cash, a flurry of vicious attack ads, and a gauntlet of forums and debates at which the candidates questioned each other’s records and stances. Biggs vowed to run a well-organized board that focuses on students a