Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Board of Eduction Member

This Thanksgiving, I’m especially grateful for the first responders, healthcare workers, and essential employees who are serving our community while many others gather at home.

Wishing all of our residents a warm and happy Thanksgiving

Honoring all who served — your courage and sacrifice protect our freedom every day. Grateful today and always. 🇺🇸

When emergencies strike, you run toward danger while others seek safety. Today, we pay tribute to the firefighters, police officers, paramedics, EMTs, and all first responders whose courage and sacrifice keep our communities safe.

Thank you for your strength, your service, and your unyielding commitment to others.

Remembering 9/11 in Solidarity

September 11, 2025

The Chicago Board of Education joins the District and the nation in honoring the victims who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, the heroic first responders, and the many families who were forever impacted by the senseless terrorist attacks.

Around the world and here at home, we continue to witness violence and instability—from the increased presence of federal agents in our streets; from political violence in states such as Utah and Minnesota, to the daily toll of gun violence impacting school communities across the country.

As we mark the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, we continue to hold the nearly 3,000 victims close to our hearts as we stand in solidarity with their families, friends, and communities to denounce violence of any kind and strive for peace, compassion, and a safer world for all to enjoy.

Remembering 9/11 in Solidarity - Chicago Board of Education The Chicago Board of Education joins the District and the nation in honoring the victims who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, the heroic first responders, and the many families who were forever impacted by the senseless terrorist attacks.

This , we honor the workers whose hands, hearts & voices built our communities and keep them moving forward. Your fight for dignity, fairness & justice inspires us all. When workers thrive, our communities thrive.

Last night, the Chicago Public Schools Board delivered a balanced and responsible FY26 budget—one that protects classrooms, avoids new debt, and stands firm on fairness.

This outcome didn’t happen overnight. It was the result of hard work, tough conversations, debates, Op-Eds, media interviews, and community engagement. I want to especially thank my colleagues in this picture——for their dedication, persistence, and willingness to wrestle with difficult decisions so that we could deliver for our families, kids, and communities.

Thank You to BM López, BM DeBerry, BM Bannon, BM Thotakura, and BM Wallace - for your YES vote as well and for voting for our kids.

To everyone else who made this possible—our civic and community partners, parents, union allies, elected officials in the Senate and House, and our City Council leaders—THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. Your voices and advocacy made all the difference.

This budget is an important step forward, but the work does not end here. Now we turn our attention to FY27 and the critical task of working with the City of Chicago to begin the process of disentanglement and working with our legislative partners in Springfield—so that we can ensure CPS can stand on strong, independent financial footing for years to come.

These are the reasons why I am voting YES for the FY26 CPS budget and I ask the other 18 members to join me in supporting this budget.

Thanks to La Raza Chicago for publishing my editorial in support of the FY 26 CPS Budget.





https://laraza.com/2025/08/27/en-apoyo-del-plan-de-presupuesto-de-cps-de-la-superintendente-king/rh

En apoyo del plan de presupuesto de CPS de la superintendente King El presupuesto para el año fiscal 2026 propuesto por la líder de CPS evita añadir deuda y propone reducir los déficits proyectados

In case you missed me talking about the CPS budget last night!

CPS Board to Vote on School Budget Thursday, But Questions Remain About Filling $734M Shortfall Chicago Public Schools is set to finalize its fiscal year 2026 budget this week, but questions remain about how the cash-strapped school district intends to plug a $734 million shortfall.

The FY 26 CPS budget moves our schools forward—protecting classroom funding, avoiding new borrowing, and beginning to shrink future deficits.

This is more than just numbers—it’s about students, teachers, and families. A budget that keeps resources where they belong: in our classrooms.