Pedro Martinez: I’m not resigning as CPS chief, and we’re not closing any schools
Later, at Benito Juarez High School, the support of teachers, counselors and community members led me to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where I fully realized how education could transform my life.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez may be ousted as bargaining session continues
On the eve of another public bargaining session, a potentially seismic shakeup is brewing at Chicago Public Schools.
CPS, CTU to hold public bargaining session amid calls for Pedro Martinez to resign
Supporters say Martinez, who is the fist full-time CEO of CPS of Mexican descent was targeted by Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union after he refused to sign on to the mayor's proposal for a high-interest short-term loan to help pay for a new teachers' contract and pension payments.
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Editorial: Chicago’s school board has a duty to taxpayers to back Pedro Martinez against Brandon Johnson
The stakes are remarkably high as Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez resists Mayor Brandon Johnson’s call for his removal.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asks CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to leave, but he won’t go
Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to resign on Wednesday, but Martinez declined, according to published reports and at least one source familiar with internal discussions.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez may be ousted as bargaining session starts, sources say
On the eve of another public bargaining session, a potentially seismic shakeup is brewing at Chicago Public Schools. WGN's Tahman Bradley explains.
Mayor Brandon Johnson asks Chicago Public Schools chief Pedro Martinez to resign, sources say
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez to step down this week, several sources close to the matter confirmed with the Tribune Friday. Martinez does not currently plan to resign,
Alderman: Mayor Johnson asks Chicago schools CEO Martinez to resign, Martinez says no
Martinez has two years left on his contract​, which was approved by the Chicago Board of Education after he was appointed in 2021.
Johnson asks CPS CEO Martinez to step down, sources say
Mayor Brandon Johnson asked for Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez's resignation this week, but Martinez refused, Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) and other sources said Friday.
Two crucial meetings for Chicago Public Schools approach amid turmoil in the district
With Chicago Public Schools chief executive Pedro Martinez now fighting for his job amid reported pressure from Mayor Brandon ...
Chicago Public Schools Plan Aims to Get More Kids to Attend Neighborhood Schools
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Chicago Public Schools wants to combine state and local teacher retirement funds. Is that possible?
Chicago projects that it will have to pay about $660 million toward teacher pensions in 2025. The district wants to ...
Chicago school board approves measure to do away with ‘ranking' schools after 'longstanding structural racism'
CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez unveiled on Wednesday a “renewed focus on equity" and moves away from ranking ...
CPS, Chicago Teachers Union return to bargaining table Tuesday
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools will return to the bargaining table. The next session ...
Chicago School Board, District 10: Karin Norington-Reaves
Times, WBEZ and Chalkbeat asked every candidate for Chicago’s first elected school board a series of questions about their ...
Chicago-area schools face wave of violent threats as new school year begins, leading to lockdowns and remote learning
Threats of violence have sparked chaos at dozens of schools in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs since the beginning of the ...
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Chicago schools told teachers to give migrant students passing grades, ignore performance: report
Chicago public school officials told teachers to give migrant students a passing grade and move them to the next grade, even ...