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The Latest: Chicago Public Schools Mum on Indictment
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he was "saddened and disappointed" to learn of the criminal activity alleged in a federal indictment charging his hand-picked former schools chief.
In a statement Thursday, Emanuel said students, parents, teachers and principals in the nation's third-largest school district "deserve better."
Emanuel chose longtime educator Barbara Byrd-Bennett to lead Chicago Public Schools in 2012. He spent much of his hard-fought re-election bid earlier this year defending his controversial schools decisions and Bennett's hiring.
Prosecutors announced the indictment earlier Thursday. It accuses Byrd-Bennett of steering $20 million in no-bid contracts to an education company where she used to be a consultant.
Byrd-Bennett's attorney says the former schools chief plans to plead guilty.
The Latest: Chicago Public Schools Mum on Indictment
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he was "saddened and disappointed" to learn of the criminal activity alleged in a federal indictment charging his hand-picked former schools chief.
In a statement Thursday, Emanuel said students, parents, teachers and principals in the nation's third-largest school district "deserve better."
Emanuel chose longtime educator Barbara Byrd-Bennett to lead Chicago Public Schools in 2012. He spent much of his hard-fought re-election bid earlier this year defending his controversial schools decisions and Bennett's hiring.
Prosecutors announced the indictment earlier Thursday. It accuses Byrd-Bennett of steering $20 million in no-bid contracts to an education company where she used to be a consultant.
Byrd-Bennett's attorney says the former schools chief plans to plead guilty.
