Unlike previous chancellors, Crew has not got hung up on advocating particular ways of teaching.

He also had much more money than previous chancellors - the operating budget now surpasses $10 billion a year.

All but the three high schools are run by local school boards, which have blocked intervention by previous chancellors in court actions over the years.

You have served as Arbiter of Succession for the previous chancellor.

That line has included at least two previous chancellors, a board president and numerous board members.

District 85 schools were taken over by previous chancellors for poor performance.

Chancellors won the power to do this in 1997, but no previous chancellor used it.

Is it just coincidence that the previous chancellor was fond of a spritzer?

It pointed out that too many of parents' request for services wind up in legal hearings - 13 percent more than under the previous chancellor.