WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Oct. 4, 2024
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All seven members of the Chicago Board of Education announced Friday they will be resigning. Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has to figure out how to close a massive budget gap, and local colleges and universities have imposed more restrictions on protest on campus. Reset goes behind those headlines and more with Chicago Sun-Times education reporter Nader Issa and Axios Chicago reporter Carrie Shepherd. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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