COAL October Power Breakfast

Sep 30, 2026

On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, Chicagoans will go to the polls to finally elect every member of the Chicago Board of Education.

If we are to elect a school board that has the commitment, the requisite skills and competencies, the independence, courage and will to grapple with CPS' problems and significantly improve the education of our children, then we must:

educate ourselves and the community on the roles and responsibilities of the school board;
better understand the diverse skills and competencies required of an effective president and member of the board;
invest time in assessing all candidates: their qualifications, experience, commitment; and where they stand on the issues;
work to turn out our community's vote, to elect candidates who will prioritize the education of our children, along with all children;

This is a tall order; however, our children deserve our collective efforts towards improving the state of education in the City of Chicago.

For the October Power Breakfast, COAL will host the four candidates running to become Chicago’s first-ever elected school board president.

Current board member Jessica Biggs, former Chicago Teachers Union political director Hilario Dominguez, ex-board vice president Sendhil Revuluri and Attorney Victor Henderson are the four candidates seeking to become the next board president.

Please join COAL on Saturday, October 10, 2026 for a must-attend school board presidential candidates forum.

Respectfully,

COAL Board of Directors