He now works part time as a consultant for education reform organizations in America but primarily focuses on raising his children.

[4] In Rochester, he promoted charter schools and merit pay, pushed for performance standards, and met with so much opposition from the teachers’ union that they gave him a vote of no confidence before he left for Chicago.

In a written response Brizard stated he and the Mayor had come to a "mutual agreement" that he was a "distraction" to school reform.

[7] Rumors of Brizard's resignation were first reported by several news organizations on August 31, 2012, but were denied by Mayor Emanuel directly.

[8] The possibility of an impending resignation first surfaced in July 2012, when portions of Brizard's personnel evaluation were leaked to the press.