Chicago, IL (October 30, 2025) — Ahead of this morning’s Chicago Board of Education’s emergency vote on a preemptive pension reimbursement to the city of Chicago, board president candidate Sendhil Revuluri urged leaders to match any short-term action with a credible, long-term strategic plan that is aligned with student success.

As a candidate for president of the Chicago Board of Education, Sendhil Revuluri promises to focus the board on governing for student success.

There's a lot going on this week, with a special board meeting happening on Thursday morning to address the threatened closure of EPIC Charter and ensure CPS makes the contested $175 million pension payment, contingent upon receiving the full, record-breaking $1 billion TIF surplus recently promised by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Sendhil Revuluri, a former vice president of the Chicago Board of Education under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, announced Wednesday that he will run for board president in next year’s election.

Nearly three years after leaving his post as Chicago Board of Education vice president, former teacher and Chicago Public Schools parent Sendhil Revuluri is vying to return, announcing his candidacy for school board president Wednesday.

CHICAGO, October 15 –Former teacher, Chicago Public School (CPS) parent, and education leader, Sendhil Revuluri today became the first candidate to launch a campaign for President of the Chicago Board of Education, which will be chosen by voters for the first time next year.

In another chaotic meeting on Aug. 28, the Chicago Board of Education adopted an FY26 budget, just days before the legal deadline. It’s good that the district didn’t have to shut down, and that the budget doesn’t further exacerbate the district’s unsustainable debt load. But the board didn’t address the fundamental issue: ensuring the budget is designed to achieve success for every student. It might enable this — but the board didn’t work to ensure that it will.

Last month, Chicago Public Schools entered a new era of governance: a hybrid Board of Education with 10 elected members and 11 appointed by the mayor. In 2026, voters will decide on all 21 seats, completing the transition to an elected board. We recently convened for a panel discussion at the invite of Joe Ferguson of the Civic Federation that elicited these shared thoughts on what families and children hope and need from the new board.