The Fund’s senior director of Educator Supports, Mariel Laureano, testified before the Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. She spoke from her perspective as a former CPS principal who led schools through several budget deficits. Mariel asked the board to support principals, Local School Councils, and school communities through the budget challenges facing CPS in fiscal year 2026, stressing transparency and school-level autonomy and flexibility. The video of her testimony ...
