Barbara Byrd–Bennett | |
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| CEO of Chicago Public Schools | |
| In office October 11, 2012 – June 15, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Claude Brizard |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Ruiz (interim) |
| Superintendent of Cleveland Municipal School District | |
| In office September 23, 1998 – August 17, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Louis J. Erste (interim)[1] |
| Succeeded by | Lisa Marie Ruda (interim)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Louise Byrd July 27, 1949[citation needed] Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Leonard Franklin
(m. 1969; div. 1977)Bruce Bennett (m. 1988) |
| Children | Nailah K. Byrd–Suggs |
| Alma mater | Long Island University (BA) New York University (MA) |
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Barbara Louise Byrd–Bennett (born July 27, 1949)[citation needed] is an American educator, education administrator, former school superintendent and convicted felon. Byrd-Bennett is the former chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Cleveland Municipal School District. She was CEO of the Cleveland schools from 1998 to 2006.[2] From 2009 to 2011, she was the academic and accountability officer for the Detroit Public Schools system.[3] She was hired as the chief education advisor for CPS in April 2012[2] and then named CEO by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel six months later.[4][5]
She resigned from CPS in 2015 amid a bribery investigation,[6] which led to her pleading guilty to multiple charges.[7] In 2017, Byrd-Bennett was sentenced to 4 1/2 years at Federal Prison Camp, Alderson in West Virginia. She was released from prison and placed on home confinement in May 2020.
- ^ a b Cleveland Metropolitan School District - FORMER CEOS, SUPERINTENDENTS
- ^ a b Patrick O'Donnell. "Former Cleveland schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett becomes CEO of Chicago Public Schools". The Plain Dealer. cleveland.com. October 12, 2012. Retrieved on March 22, 2013.
- ^ Ryan Beene. "Detroit Public Schools appoints Barbara Byrd-Bennett as chief academic officer. Crain's Detroit Business. April 24, 2009. Retrieved on March 22, 2013.
- ^ Mayor Emanuel Names Barbara Byrd-Bennett New CEO. Chicago Public Schools. October 12, 2012. Retrieved on March 22, 2013.
- ^ Whet Moser. "Barbara Byrd-Bennett Replaces Jean-Claude Brizard as Head of Chicago Public Schools". Chicago Magazine. October 12, 2012. Retrieved on March 22, 2013.
- ^ Juan Perez, Jr. "CPS chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett resigns amid federal criminal investigation". Chicago Tribune. June 1, 2015. Retrieved on June 2, 2015.
- ^ Meisner, Jason; Perez Jr., Juan (October 13, 2015). "Ex-CPS chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett pleads guilty, tearfully apologizes to students". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 13, 2015.