Pedro Martinez timeline: A look at the CEO’s milestones — and demise — with CPS
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez was fired in late December, clearing the way for Mayor Brandon Johnson to install a new leader of the nation’s fourth-largest school district after a ...
CPS CEO Martinez defends district's response to false report of ICE agents at South Side school
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez defended the district's response to Friday's false ICE report at a school with over 90% Latino students, while an alderperson blamed CPS for spreading ...
Johnson-appointed CPS board member asked CTU official about contract negotiations
A Chicago Public Schools board member appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the teachers union vice president about ...
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CPS CEO Pedro Martinez on His Firing, CTU Contract Negotiations
And just before Christmas, the current board voted unanimously to terminate CEO Pedro Martinez. But Martinez ... I've always been clear as CPS students, somebody growing up in Chicago.
CPS head speaks out after ‘misunderstanding' involving Secret Service agents
The CEO of Chicago Public Schools on Saturday addressed the incident at a Southwest Side elementary school in which U.S. Secret Service agents were mistaken for Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
How we captured this photo of CPS CEO Pedro Martinez taking questions from reporters
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times Share This week’s top photo comes from Visual Journalist Anthony Vazquez. Follow him on Instagram. I like this image because of the haunting tone. Chicago Public Schools CEO ...
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CPS CEO says contract talks with the teachers union have not stalled: 'In fact, it's just the opposite'
Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez pushed back Friday against the ... conference Friday about the status of contract talks with CPS. Davis Gates stressed on Friday that the union has made ...
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What can CPS schools and parents do in the face of Donald Trump’s mass deportation threat?
Chicago Public Schools does not allow immigration officers into schools without a criminal warrant. Experts weigh in on how ...
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Mayoral Control of CPS Ends, As Newly Elected School Board Members Take Office Amid Turmoil
The immediate challenges facing the new school board members are enormous: They must ink a new deal with the teachers union, ...
Chicago Public Schools CEO Martinez, Cardinal Cupich address immigration raid worries
The Trump administration revoked a policy that prohibited arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at or near schools, places of worship and other places deemed to be "sensitive ...
Homan rips Illinois Democrats for ‘lying’ about ICE conducting operation at Chicago school
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Public Schools officials sparked alarm after suggesting ICE agents had shown up at a school to sweep for illegal immigrants.
Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union begin "fact-finding" process in bid to resolve contract dispute
CPS and CTU have begun fact-finding hearings this week, a required stage in negotiations before the union can legally go on ...