Tense negotiations over a new CTU contract have spurred a debate about whether he should formally resign from his teaching job to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
The night before Christmas break, Chicago’s school board voted to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez. Now what?
The ruling on Christmas Eve will also prevent board members from “obstructing” CPS CEO Pedro Martinez’s powers in his final six months.
Chicago Board of Education members took the extraordinary step of attending negotiations
How will the new hybrid CPS school board govern? Will there be a new district CEO? Are migrant students getting the help they’re entitled to at school?
The vote to terminate Martinez came late Friday night as the district’s two-week winter break began.
Martinez’s legal team alleges CEO was scapegoated and school board members were appointed to “do the bidding” of mayor, union
The school board will hold a special meeting Friday night to consider terminating Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez
The mayor’s announcement came on the last day of a state-imposed deadline for his choices for the new 21-person board, which will include 10 elected members.
Acero said it would close 7 schools before the 2025-26 school year due to a $40 million budget shortfall.