Dive Summary:
- Jean-Claude Brizard, chosen by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in April 2011 to be the chief education officer of Chicago Public Schools, resigned on Thursday.
- The news comes three weeks after a highly publicized teacher's union strike during which Brizard was mostly absent, with Brizard asserting that the backlash has made him an obstacle to improvement in the school district.
- Barbara Byrd-Bennett, former CEO of the Cleveland public schools system, will succeed Brizard.
From the article:
"... 'I approached him about a week and a half ago, and I think we agreed that it is best that we separated,' Brizard told the Tribune.
He said he approached the mayor after he heard 'rumors' that the mayor wasn’t happy with him. 'I’m the one who started the conversation,' Brizard said. 'I think perhaps there were issues. I call it a marriage that was perhaps imperfect. My style and personality is maybe not what the mayor wants.' ..."