Daley names new Chicago schools CEO

CHICAGO -- Chicago's public school system has a new CEO.

Mayor Richard Daley has named Chicago Transit Authority President Ron Huberman as the new chief executive of the country's third-biggest school district.

The 37-year-old takes over from Arne Duncan, who left to serve as secretary of education in the Obama administration.

Huberman has led the CTA since 2007. For the two year before that, he served as Daley's chief of staff. Earlier, he was director of the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.

Huberman has a bachelor's degree in psychology and English from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He has master's degrees in business administration and social service administration from the University of Chicago.