(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- As an organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, Brandon Johnson opposed charter schools.
Now, an advocacy group for the 58,000 students in 128 charter schools across the Chicago Public Schools system is eager to see how he will work with them as mayor.
President of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools Andrew Broy says fears that charters lead to CTU losing members have led to run-ins in the past, but he says he’s hopeful they can work together.
One area he sees as ripe for collaboration is addressing a decline in enrollment of 100,000 students over 15 years.
Broy says there are multiple high schools with less than 250 students and suggests sharing buildings with charters would benefit both – as in South Chicago, where Bowen and a Noble charter co-locate.
He said he also sees common ground with Mayor-elect Johnson, as well as the CTU in getting more education money from the state.
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