The Chicago Board of Education has narrowed its choice for the next leader down to two candidates and current interim CEO/Supt. Macquline King did not make the cut, according to multiple sources close to the search.

The board chose the finalists in a closed session on Thursday. Those candidates will be put through a series of interviews on Monday with a community panel and Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Jessica Biggs — the school board member leading the search process — said the school board will hold a special session next Thursday to hopefully decide who they want to hire. The board is planning to vote on the contract at its December board meeting.

The West Side chapter of the NAACP blasted the decision not to move King forward.

“We’re just very extremely disappointed, upset and angry for h

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