. . . "1919"^^ . . . . . "27760"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "15"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Helen Ronan"@en . . . . . . . . . "William Harding Johnson (September 20, 1895 \u2013 May 1, 1981) was an American educator who served as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools. His decade-long tenure as superintendent was controversial, and ended with him being pressured to resign after the National Education Association released a report which detailed corrupt and unethical actions by Johnson and the Chicago Board of Education, which resulted in the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools threatened to revoke its accreditation of Chicago Public Schools' high schools. Despite his controversy, he had a number of successes, such as being credited with decreased school truancy. He also introduced innovations to the school system, such as introducing an innovative remote education approach that utilized radio broadcasts amid school closures during a 1937 polio outbreak."@en . . "Chemical Warfare Service"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ""@en . . . . . . . . . "Graceland Cemetery, Chicago"@en . . . . . . . "1938"^^ . . . "1"^^ . "1937"^^ . . . "68486907"^^ . . . . . . . . . "1918"^^ . . . . . . . . "William Johnson"@en . . . . . . . "1981-05-01"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1895-09-20"^^ . . . . . . . "1981-05-01"^^ . . . . "William Harding Johnson (September 20, 1895 \u2013 May 1, 1981) was an American educator who served as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools. His decade-long tenure as superintendent was controversial, and ended with him being pressured to resign after the National Education Association released a report which detailed corrupt and unethical actions by Johnson and the Chicago Board of Education, which resulted in the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools threatened to revoke its accreditation of Chicago Public Schools' high schools. Despite his controversy, he had a number of successes, such as being credited with decreased school truancy. He also introduced innovations to the school system, such as introducing an innovative remote education approach that utilized radio "@en . . . . . "April 1936"@en . . "George F. Cassell"@en . . . . . . . . "Lillian Mattocks"@en . "1116538743"^^ . "1895-09-20"^^ . . . . . . . "University of Chicago"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "William Johnson"@en . . . . . "June 1946"@en . . . . . "William Johnson (educator)"@en . . . . . . . .