Superintendent of Chicago's Catholic Schools Resigns

By Catherine Gewertz

Elaine M. Schuster, the superintendent of schools for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, will leave that post in December to become the chief executive officer of the Chicago-based Golden Apple Foundation.

Ms. Schuster was the first layperson to lead the archdiocese's schools, which with 130,000 students make up the largest parochial school system—and one of the largest school districts of any kind—in the nation.

In submitting her resignation last month, she said she was honored to hold the post but had come to believe it was time to leave after nearly 10...