The deadline for applying to magnet, selective, charter, and other schools outside a student’s neighborhood is being extended to Dec. 15.

In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s win for a second term in office, the Chicago Board of Education passed a resolution committing to protecting students of all identities, including varying immigration statuses.

Chicago voters delivered a mixed message in the city’s historic first school board elections. A mix of union-backed candidates, independents, and school choice backers won seats.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s newly-appointed school board president Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson is stepping down after past anti semitic and misogynistic comments surfaced online.

Since April 1, nearly $4 million has flowed into candidates’ campaign funds and more than $2.8 million has been spent by two pro-school choice independent expenditure committees.

The change would help families of pre-K students who live outside a school’s boundary or attend one of 15 magnet schools.

Deputy Mayor Jen Johnson is taking a personal leave to focus on health and family. It comes amid tensions between City Hall and Chicago Public Schools.

The pro-school choice advocacy group contributed enough in several board districts to lift campaign contribution limits for all candidates.

The Chicago neighborhoods that either Jennifer Custer or Michelle N. Pierre will represent include Jefferson Park, Edison Park, Portage Park, and Norwood Park.

The Chicago Board of Education can ultimately decide to keep Martinez or fire him.