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 ...
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 school closures, in a contentious City Hall meeting that could spell the ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Most CPS students with disabilities, others from magnet schools get bus routes after driver shortage
The school district has struggled to provide busing for students who have traditionally gotten it. Because it's legally ...
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City's record $300 million proposal for CPS budget deficit would still leave shortfall
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed a record tax increment financing surplus for a second consecutive year. But that’s far less ...
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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City's record $300 million proposal for CPS budget deficit would still leave shortfall
But that’s far less than what schools CEO Pedro Martinez requested ... CPS gets 52% of that cash. To fill the CPS budget hole, Martinez asked Johnson for $484 million in TIF funds this year ...
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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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Pedro Martinez defends CPS work to aldermen in contentious hearing
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez had the stage to himself ... projects blocks $600 million every year from reaching CPS, Martinez said. “Our inability to access these TIF dollars ...