Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Ald. Desmon Yancy endorsed Jessica Biggs for President of the Chicago Board of Education on Tuesday.  “I urge Chicagoans to support Jessica Biggs in the November election for CPS board president,” said Preckwinkle. “Jessica is an experienced educator who is committed to making sure every kid in Chicago has access to a great education, no matter what neighborhood they’re growing up in. I trust her to bring responsible, principled leadership to our school system.” Preckwinkle taught high school history on the South Side for ten years and served nearly two decades as 4th Ward alderman before becoming President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 2010, where she leads a government serving more than five million residents. “Jessica has spent her whole career inside schools and alongside the families who depend on them, and it shows in the way she governs,” said Yancy. “She listens to parents, she works to hold district leadership accountable, and she keeps the conversation where it belongs, on whether our kids are learning. That is the kind of leadership the board needs at the top.” Biggs, who currently represents District 6 on the Chicago Board of Education, is a former special education teacher and CPS principal at Burke Elementary in Washington Park, a community organizer with the Southwest Organizing Project, and a current CPS parent.