{
  "id": 12418013,
  "title": "La Raza: Jesus Ayala Jr., candidato del Distrito 7a",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/la-raza-jesus-ayala-jr-candidato-del-distrito-7a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T16:01:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chalkbeat",
    "slug": "chalkbeat",
    "url": "https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/10/06/la-raza-redirect-jesus-ayala-jr/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jesús Ayala Jr., a candidate for District 7a in Chicago's public schools, has dedicated his career to working with students, supporting young people, and helping improve their academic outcomes. Ayala Jr., who is the director of operations for MetroSquash and a graduate of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), hopes to represent District 7A, a mostly Latino district that includes communities such as La Villita, Pilsen, Brighton Park, Gage Park, and McKinley Park. Ayala Jr. explained to La Raza that he has spent his career serving students and that education is a passion for him. However, he expressed disappointment in his attempts to engage with the district and the education system, believing this opportunity to be a chance for education professionals, parents, teachers, and people working in the field to make changes at the school board level. Voters in Chicago will head to the polls this fall to help define the future of CPS through the first elections for a completely voter-elected school board. The board oversees district policies, approves the district's budget, appoints and evaluates the district superintendent, and makes decisions affecting over 316,000 students. District 7A represents thousands of Latino and immigrant families whose priorities include school funding, bilingual education, student services, school safety, and concerns related to immigration law enforcement. La Raza spoke with Ayala Jr. about his campaign, the budgetary challenges facing CPS, the role of the school board, and how he plans to represent the Latino families of District 7A.",
  "summary": "Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}