Debby Pope wins in North Side District 2b Chicago School Board race
With a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Journalism from Loyola University Chicago, Lisa Nguyen has dedicated her career to covering educational issues in the city. She has worked for WBEZ, focusing on local initiatives and reforms affecting Chicago schools.
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District 2b neighborhoods: Lincoln Square, Edgewater, Albany Park, Uptown, North Park Debby Pope, a retired teacher backed by the Chicago Teachers Union, prevailed in the school board’s closely watched District 2b race, retaining the seat she was appointed to by Mayor Brandon Johnson.Pope easily defeated former special education teacher Kyna Lenhof, who was backed by groups critical of the CTU. As of early Wednesday, Pope had 63% of the vote with nearly 96% of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press.Pope attributed her win to her “decades of experience” as a teacher, parent and community member who has lived in her district for many years.“I think that it’s my years of work that have paid off,” Pope said.She said backing from the CTU also helped her, but noted that it wasn’t “anything like” the support that Lenhof received from political groups like the Common Ground Collective.“It shows that the school board cannot be bought so easily,” Pope said.District 2b is one of C