Speeches

Former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett congratulates the Chicago Child Care Society on its 165th anniversary and talks about the importance of dedicated community partners in education.
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Former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett talks to the school community at South Shore College Prep about President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative.
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Chicago School Board Vice President and former interim CEO, Jesse Ruiz, shares his life lessons and talks about immersion in two cultures at a principals’ rally for English Language Learners.
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Chicago School Board Vice President and former interim CEO, Jesse Ruiz, talks about the lessons of the Holocaust at a special event at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie.
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Chicago School Board Vice President and former interim CEO, Jesse Ruiz, shares the stage with First Lady Michelle Obama to congratulate the 2015 graduating class at King College Prep.
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Former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett talks to faith leaders and community activists about perseverance and overcoming challenges at the Bright Star Church in Bronzeville.
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Former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett addresses a packed house of Safe Passage workers and school supporters at the police union hall in the week before the start of school.
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Former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett gives her vision of the future for Chicago Public Schools to education students at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Karen Garibay-Mulatierri, the district’s chief of language and culture, celebrates Peace Day with a crowd of community leaders and activists in downtown Chicago.
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Former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett thanks hundreds of Local School Council members for their service to the district on the 25th anniversary of the LSC movement.
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*** All speeches appear as written