Paul Vallas
Paul Gust Vallas (born June 10, 1953) is an American civil servant and politician. He is a Democrat.
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| CEO of Chicago Public Schools | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office July 10, 1995 – June 26, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Richard M. Daley | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Argie Johnson (as Superintendent) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Arne Duncan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Paul Gust Vallas 10 June 1953 (aged 72) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Vallas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Moraine Valley Community College Western Illinois University (BA, MA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Signature | Paul Vallas's signature | ||||||||||||||||||||
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He was the superintendent of many schools across the United States. Some of those schools are in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Bridgeport, and Cook County.[1]
He ran for governor and lietenant governor. He ran for Mayor of Chicago twice, once in 2019 and again in 2023 election.
CEO of Chicago Public Schools
Vallas was CEO of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) from 1995 to 2001.[2] He was hired by Mayor Richard M. Daley.[2]
During his time at CPS, Vallas tried to fix the school system. President Bill Clinton said his work for raising test scores,[3] balancing the budget, creating several new programs, including mandatory summer school and after-school programs was a model for the country.[4]
In June 2001, Vallas announced his resignation. His resignation came soon after several failing standardized testing scores.[5] Vallas's was CEO for six years. Thaat was more than twice the average time for school superintendents in large U.S. cities in the 1990s.[6]
Political career
In 2002, Vallas ran for Governor, but lost the primary.[7][8] Vallas ran for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 2014 with incumbent Governor Pat Quinn, but lost the election to Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti.[9]
Vallas helped rebuild Haiti's school system after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.[10][11]
Running for mayor
In March 2018, Vallas ran in the 2019 Chicago mayoral election against Rahm Emanuel.[12] He lost the election in the first-round of voting.
In June 2022, Vallas announced his candidacy for mayor again in the 2023 election.[13][14] In February 2023, Vallas came in first place in the first round of voting and advanced to the April run-off election, facing Brandon Johnson.[15] Johnson would go on to win the run-off election.[16]
Running for governor
Vallas ran for Governor of Illinois in 2002, but he lost the Democratic nomination. In 2014, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Democratic nominee. However, lost the general election.
Personal life
Vallas was born in Chicago and grew up in the Roseland neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. He spent his teen years living in Palos Heights. He went to Moraine Valley Community College and then graduated from Western Illinois University, where he received a bachelor's degree in history and political science, a master's degree in political science, and a teaching certificate.[17]
Vallas is married to Sharon Vallas and they have three sons. One son died of an opioid overdose.[18]
Paul Vallas Media
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Logo of Vallas's 2002 gubernatorial campaign
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Quinn-Vallas 2014 campaign logo
- Paul Vallas Chicago Pride Parade 2018 (2).jpg
Vallas marching in the 2019 Chicago Pride Parade
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Paul Vallas with supporters at a mayoral forum
Vallas's 2023 mayoral campaign logo
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Vallas speaking to the media in January 2023
- 2023 Chicago mayoral run-off fourm.jpg
Vallas alongside Brandon Johnson at a runoff mayoral forum at Kenwood Academy, March 2023
- 2019 Chicago mayoral forum December 2018.jpg
Vallas (far left) at a mayoral forum during the 2019 mayoral election in December 2018
References
- ↑ Marin, Carol (2009-02-04). "Vallas targets County Board run". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20090207050013/http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1412159,CST-NWS-Carol04.article. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
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- ↑ https://consortium.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/2018-10/Trends_in_Three_Eras_of_CPS.pdf
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- ↑ Vallas interested in running for Illinois guv, Greg Hinz, Crain's Chicago Business', April 28, 2008
- ↑ Vallas "open" to run for governor in 2010, David Mendell, Chicago Tribune, April 28, 2008
- ↑ Moser, Whet (8 November 2013). Paul Vallas Is With Quinn. But Why Do We Even Have a Lieutenant Governor?. http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/November-2013/Paul-Vallas-Jumps-on-the-Quinn-Ticket-But-Why-Do-We-Have-a-Lieutenant-Governor-Anyway/. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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- ↑ Former CPS CEO Paul Vallas Officially Files to Run for Mayor
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- ↑ "Chicago Mayor Runoff Election Results" (in en-US). The New York Times. 2023-04-04. . https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/04/us/elections/results-chicago-mayor-runoff.html. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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Other websites
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- Collected news and commentary at NOLA.com
- Distinguished Scholar Paul Vallas Archived 2015-05-31 at the Wayback Machine at the Wilson Center
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Political Educator Alexander Russo, Education Next, Winter 2003
- The Vallas Effect, Dale Mezzacappa, Education Next, Spring 2008
- Leadership: A Challenging Course Learning Matters, profile of Vallas's work in New Orleans, 2008
- School's out for Vallas Archived 2023-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, CTPost.com, June 29, 2013
