CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chaos surrounding the leadership of the Chicago Public Schools continued on Monday, as Mayor Brandon Johnson denied reports that he has asked CEO Pedro Martinez to resign.

Later, at Benito Juarez High School, the support of teachers, counselors and community members led me to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where I fully realized how education could transform my life.

Thursday is Rosh Hashanah, the first full day of the Jewish New Year and one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar. The hearing was canceled shortly after Ald. Debra Silverstein, the City Council's only Jewish member,