Embattled CPS CEO criticized in meeting with mayor as Johnson administration continues moving to fire him
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez got chewed out this week by allies of Mayor Brandon Johnson over impending charter ...
City's ed. board meet as some try to blame CPS CEO for school closings
The mayor asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign because he refused to secure a short-term high interest loan to pay for a ...
Chicago Board of Ed. to hold special meeting as some try to blame CPS CEO for Acero school closings
The mayor asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign because he refused to secure a short-term high interest loan to pay for a ...
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Chicago Mayor Johnson calls for CPS to craft ‘contingency plan’ for planned Acero closures
While Johnson emphasized that he’s not saying CPS CEO Pedro Martinez did something wrong, he said the district needs to put ...
CPS school renamed after Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A Chicago elementary school now bears the name of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg ...
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Chicago teachers advocate for eco-friendly school upgrades, healthy drinking water
“I can challenge (CPS CEO) Pedro Martinez to work out of George Washington classroom, where in the summer it can be 80 ...
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After Acero Charter School closures, Johnson calls out CPS leadership
The Johnson administration says it will do what it can to help families affected by plans to close seven schools from the ...
How will Donald Trump’s plans for education affect Chicago Public Schools?
President-Elect Donald Trump’s plans to reshape education in America, including eliminating the Department of education and ...
With CTU ally Mayor Brandon Johnson in charge, voters reject several union-backed school board candidates
Voters in the city’s school board elections appeared to be rejecting most of the CTU’s candidates, signaling the union’s ...
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CPS School Board: The race in the Loop, South Side's 6th District
All members resigned amid a dispute with the mayor over how to handle this year’s budget deficit and whether to fire CPS CEO Pedro Martinez. Johnson wanted the school district to keep open the ...
Yesenia Lopez wins in CPS School Board District 7 race
Candidates Raquel Don, Yesenia Lopez and Eva Villalobos are vying to represent the largely Latino Southwest Side’s District 7 ...
School board elections a mixed bag for Chicago mayor, teachers union
The city’s first elections to the school board were disappointing for candidates backed by the Chicago Teachers Union, but ...