Podcasts about superintendent johnson

Former Chicago top cop Eddie Johnson joins Anna to talk about the recent suicides of two Chicago Police officers and why there should be more of an effort to work on the mental health of members of the department. Superintendent Johnson also shares his thoughts on the Anjanette Young raid and the upcoming trial of […]

Reset checks in with WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell for the latest on Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s firing and CPD’s next steps.

It’s been more than two years since Mark Johnson was elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction. He’s just unveiled a new initiative that aims to make North Carolina the best place to learn and teach by the year 2030. Superintendent Johnson joins us this week for the full show to talk about the new effort and his legislative agenda. We ask him about everything from private school vouchers to the best way to fund our state’s significant public school needs. Guest: Mark Johnson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Mark Johnson was elected nearly two years ago as State Superintendent of Public Instruction. For much of his tenure he was engaged in a power struggle with the State Board of Education over who’s in charge of public education. Now that the NC Supreme Court has sided with Johnson and the General Assembly, he’s moved quickly to restructure the Department, creating new leadership positions, replacing senior staff and pushing ahead on several key initiatives. As the new school year begins, we sit down with Superintendent Johnson to discuss his top priorities and the key issues facing education in North Carolina.

Is Rahm’s parting gift to Chicago laying on more debt to our children and grandchildren? Is it excessive to have officers report every time they take their gun out of the holster? Is the violence in Chicago “contained” like Superintendent Johnson claims? Does Dr. Willie Wilson have enough money to hand out to stay in the Chicago mayor's race? Dr. Wilson joins Dan to discuss.

Ken Davis is joined by Lori Lightfoot, Chair of the Chicago Police Board. They discuss a recent memorandum of agreement between the city, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, a coalition of community and legal activists and the Chicago Police Department to jointly seek a consent decree that will outline an action plan for reform of the Chicago Police. They also discuss recent events related to the Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones police shootings. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability ruled that officer Robert Rialmo was at fault for the killings and should be fired, but Superintendent Johnson disagreed with the finding. This could trigger a complicated string of legal maneuvers that involve hearings before Lightfoot’s Police Board. And they discuss the need for improved training at CPD, especially in the proper and appropriate use of Tasers. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

On Friday, October 7, 2016, At Noon at The Union League Club The First Friday Club of Chicago Welcomes  Superintendent Eddie Johnson, Chicago Police Department    Who will address the issue    "Is There Any Light at the end of the Tunnel?"       During the years of the Vietnam Conflict the Defense Department released, on a weekly basis, the number of U.S. military forces killed and wounded in battle. Needless to say, many weeks, those figures were staggering.      Presently, media outlets in Chicago report the number of people killed and wounded in Chicago at the end of each weekend. Many weekends and weeks those figures are staggering. Sadly, they rival war zones. Over the Labor Day holiday weekend 13 people were killed, victims of gun violence.  Another 52 were shot in Chicago. After eight months and one week 500 people were murdered in the neighborhoods of Chicago.      In every video scene of the shootings in Chicago, there is one common picture: Chicago police officers. The expectation is that these men and women are called upon to stop this seemingly out-of-control situation.      The First Friday Club is honored that Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson will speak to this issue. It is no longer a Chicago neighborhood issue, or a city issue, or even a national issue. The violence in Chicago is now headline news internationally.           At the time of his birth, Superintendent Johnson was born into the toughest community in Chicago, Cabrini Green. At the age of nine his family moved to the south side of Chicago, where he still lives. During the last three decades he has held nearly every position within the Chicago Police Department, from ordinary cop to Chief of Patrol.        Lord, make me an instrument of your peace...