Elections will be held April 8 in elementary schools and April 9 in high schools. Wendy Jo Harmston , an activist and former organizer with North River Commission, is acting director of professional development at the Chicago Association of Local School Councils. Three Chicago high school teachers are among the 10 winners of this year's Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching. When the job of Chicago City Colleges chancellor was briefly up for grabs last month, CPS School Operations Chief Blondean Davis was one of two contenders, according to the Chicago Sun-Times . The panel is convened jointly by the country's two major teacher unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.
Applications are due soon.