Dive Brief:

• Chicago Deputy Chief of Education Beth Swanson is leaving Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration for a position with education reform non-profit the Joyce Foundation.  
• Swanson had been the point person between Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools chiefs, helping to negotiate longer school days and the 2012 teacher strike.   
• According to the Joyce Foundation, Swanson will serve as its vice president of strategy and programs.  

Dive Insight:

Swanson's move to the Joyce Foundation highlights an overlap between the public and private sector-- specifically in education.  The reform efforts being pushed by the government align with many foundations, especially since individuals are often moving between the two.  Prior to working for Emanuel, Swanson was the executive director of Penny Pritzker’s family foundation.  It is unclear what this overlap indicates, but it would be something to definitely track and follow, especially as more and more wealthy individuals and foundations continue to dictate reform efforts nationally.