CPS CEO denies plans to close schools
CPS CEO denies plans to close schools in response to CTU accusations
Citing an analysis CPS says it has shelved, the CTU said the school district’s CEO was assessing closing or consolidating up to 100 schools. The public fight highlights the two sides are far apart.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Denies Closure Plans Amid CTU's Claims of School Consolidation Analysis
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez denies plans to close schools amidst CTU's accusations and a background of financial challenges.
Chicago Public Schools chief denies plans of school closures amid accusations from teachers union
The Chicago Teachers Union has accused Chicago Public Schools leadership of plotting potential mass school closures, while Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez has vehemently denied these allegations,
Amid contract negotiation standoff, the Chicago Teachers Union invokes school closures
The Chicago Teachers Union has accused schools chief Pedro Martinez of looking into school consolidations, pointing to a recent district facility analysis. Martinez says he has no such plans.
CPS chief denies plans of school closures amid accusations from teachers union
The Chicago Teachers Union has accused Chicago Public Schools leadership of plotting potential mass school closures, while Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez has vehemently denied these allegations,
Students left behind as Chicago high school suffers from staffing issues, teacher absences: Report
A Chicago high school's staffing challenges are attributed to a teacher shortage within the district and compounded by issues with "management and leadership approach of administrators."
Mayor Johnson asks CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign: report
Mayor Bandon Johnson asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to hand in his resignation this week, according to a report. The Chicago ...
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Chicago Teachers Want to Transform Their City into a ‘System of Care’—Will Dems Go Along?
In the city’s newest political flare-up, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and leaders of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson tells CPS CEO Pedro Martinez he wants him out, sources say
After months of tension, Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez this week that he wants the ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asks CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to leave, but he won’t go
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s request for Martinez to step down comes weeks after reports that Johnson was already laying the ...
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CPS to offer Chicago teachers raises up to 5% in each of the next four years
The CTU also argues this development only happened after it was revealed that the mayor’s office was making moves to push out CPS CEO Pedro Martinez. For the past couple months, union leaders ...
Alderman: Mayor Johnson asks Chicago schools CEO Martinez to resign, Martinez says no
Martinez has two years left on his contract​, which was approved by the Chicago Board of Education after he was appointed in ...