CPS, Chicago City Council
Chicago aldermen delay bid to question CPS school board on mass resignations
A special City Council meeting had been scheduled for Wednesday to look into the recent school board shakeup, but no school board members showed up.
Here’s what the City Council can do to limit the mayor’s power over the CPS Board
Some Council members called a special meeting for Wednesday, but they lack authority to force the mayor or anyone else to show up.
CPS board candidates vow independence after Mayor Brandon Johnson announces 6 nominees
Ward Ald. Gil Villegas says some council members are eager to vet the proposed appointees to find out if there are conflicts of interest.
Mayor Brandon Johnson announces six new CPS board members after mass resignations
Johnson bristled when asked if he was moving to replace the entire school board so the new board could fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez.
Chicago Alders Say Mayor Johnson Acting Like Dictator After "Coup" On Public School Board
CBS's Chris Tye reports that 41 out of 50 members of the Chicago City Council do not like how Mayor Brandon Johnson -- who once worked for the Teacher's Union -- is handling the resignation of his entire hand-picked school board.
Many alders not happy with Mayor Johnson's handling of CPS board
Johnson—who himself once worked for the Chicago Teachers Union—made his picks to replace the board. As Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, 41 out of 50 members of the Chicago City council do not like how these events are playing out.
CPS, teachers union set sights on special property tax districts to plug schools’ budget hole with different visions
Both CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and CTU leadership called this week to use property tax dollars collected to spur economic ...
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CPS chief Martinez wants Johnson to raid TIF coffers to solve school budget crisis
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez told Crain's today he's presenting a plan to the City Council to sweep nearly $1 ...
Opinion: CPS board has a moral obligation to work with police to reduce youth crime
The CPS board may not have appreciated the unexpected request by the police chief, but it should not diminish the great need ...
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CPS 101: Inside the leadership crisis, school board shakeup, and upcoming elections
Before Chicago casts its first vote on a school board, go inside the city's public school system. What's working? And what's ...
Mayor Johnson deflects criticism on school board resignations, argues he’s preventing CPS budget cuts
This is about investing in our children and not accepting cuts,” Johnson said in an exclusive interview. “For too long in ...
Alders say Mayor Johnson is acting like a "dictator" with his decisions regarding CPS board
Members of the City Council said they want a voice at the table, but Mayor Johnson said he alone has the authority on these ...
City Council looking for answers in wake of recent CPS board shakeup
With so many questions still looming over the Chicago Board of Education in wake of its recent shakeup, the City Council ...
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CPS leaders developing the next phase of school building reorganization
While not fully developed yet, district leaders presented some early details for "Phase 2" of the reorganization plan which ...
What will Johnson's CPS power play mean in Springfield? More state funding — or more headaches for mayor?
Chicago, said the political turmoil would undermine the case Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to make for additional state funding ...