Barbara Byrd-Bennett is the former chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Schools and the Cleveland Municipal School District.
12 Facts About Barbara Byrd-Bennett
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Barbara Byrd-Bennett was CEO of the Cleveland schools from 1998 to 2006.
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Barbara Byrd-Bennett was hired as the chief education advisor for CPS in April 2012 and then named CEO by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel six months later.
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Barbara Byrd-Bennett resigned from CPS in 2015 amid a bribery investigation, which led to her pleading guilty to multiple charges.
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Barbara Byrd-Bennett was released from prison and placed on home confinement in May 2020.
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Barbara Byrd-Bennett holds honorary doctorate degrees from Cleveland State University, Baldwin Wallace College, John Carroll University and the University of Notre Dame.
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The deal was similar to a later one in Chicago in that both involved companies for which Barbara Byrd-Bennett had previously worked.
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Barbara Byrd-Bennett resigned in June 2015 and had been on paid leave since April.
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Barbara Byrd-Bennett pleaded guilty on October 13,2015 in federal court.
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Barbara Byrd-Bennett agreed to delay her sentencing until after the charges against her co-defendants were resolved.
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In May 2020, Barbara Byrd-Bennett was released from prison and was placed on home confinement.
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Barbara Byrd-Bennett gave birth to their daughter, Naliah, in January 1972.