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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Editorial: Who’s the threat to democracy now? Brandon Johnson mocks Chicago voters with CPS power play.
Yes, their letter was addressed to current members of the school board and Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, not the ...
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Chicago Public Schools calls special board meeting over Acero charter school closures
While charter schools are in contractual agreements with the district, CPS cannot unilaterally require Acero to keep the ...
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Chicago Public Schools Seeks Alternatives to Acero Schools' Proposed Charter Closures Impacting 2,000 Students
The special board meeting also comes on the heels of a contentious standoff, where CPS CEO Pedro Martinez refused to take out ...
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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 ...
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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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CPS school renamed after Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, city leaders and students gathered to commemorate the occasion at the CPS school in Ukrainian Village. “The Ginsburg school community has chosen the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Live results: Chicago voters to elect 10 school board members
The Chicago Board of Education recently underwent a complete overhaul amid a longstanding dispute between Mayor Brandon Johnson and his handpicked Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez.