CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Pedro Martinez as its new CEO Wednesday. Under clear blue sunny skies, the 51-year-old Martinez stepped onto the Benito ...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez is a finalist to become the next superintendent of the Clark County School District in Nevada, the fifth-largest public school system in the country. Martinez ...

On his way out the door, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez had harsh words for City Hall and the teachers union who, he warned, wanted to throw the school district into financial distress and then demand a ...

That Pedro Martinez was chosen to lead Massachusetts’ department overseeing public schools after being repeatedly and inaccurately called a liar by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and likened to a ...

Late last year, Mayor Brandon Johnson's handpicked school board fired Martinez without cause — but he remained on the job the last six months, as dictated by his contract. Chicago Tonight is available ...

Outgoing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez expressed optimism for the district’s future Monday, taking a metaphorical victory lap to recognize his administration’s achievements despite a ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Thursday marked the final Board of Education meeting for embattled Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, who landed a new job after previous board members fired him late last year ...

Outgoing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez held nothing back Monday, speaking at a City Club of Chicago event, where he opened up about his opposition to taking out a loan to help cover a ...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez is one step closer to becoming the next commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The Massachusetts Board of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On Monday, Chicago Public Schools parents Kelley Escamilla and her husband gave their 3rd and 6th graders a choice: Go to school and wear a mask or don't. They didn't wear masks and ...

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