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Former CEO of Chicago Public Schools Indicted

The former CEO of Chicago Public Schools has been indicted on corruption charges following a federal investigation into a $20 million no-bid contract. Barbara Byrd-Bennett was indicted Thursday, nearly four months after she resigned amid an investigation into the contract between the district and SUPES Academy, a training academy where she once worked as a consultant. She took a paid leave of absence in April, following reports that federal investigators were looking into the contract. The academy turned over records to investigators, who also asked for documents from Byrd-Bennett and other employees. CPS suspended its contract with SUPES and confirmed it had been subpoenaed. Mayor Rahm Emanuel chose Byrd-Bennett, a longtime educator, to lead the district in 2012. CPS is the nation's third largest school district with about 400,000 students.

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