Barbara Byrd-Bennett

CTL-E-4863 · Person · educator · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Barbara Byrd-Bennett — CEO, Chicago Public Schools' (2012-11-26).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools. Civic lenses: 03 Education. Programs: Barbara Byrd-Bennett — CEO, Chicago Public Schools (2012-11-26). Identity verification: "Growing up in the 'projects' in a black workingclass family in New York City, she says" — WTTW background document (self-identification). Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Barbara Byrd-Bennett — CEO, Chicago Public Schools — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Barbara Byrd-Bennett — CEO, Chicago Public Schools" (2012-11-26). Role at time: Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools.

Sources

Identity evidence: "Growing up in the 'projects' in a black workingclass family in New York City, she says" — WTTW background document (self-identification)
City Club of Chicago program: Barbara Byrd-Bennett — CEO, Chicago Public Schools (2012-11-26) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/933/barbara-byrd-bennett (primary source)

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