CPS and CTU both look to city taxing districts to solve school budget woes
To avoid a loan to deal with budget shortfall this year, the warring Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools CEO ...
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 ...
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 ...
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CPS CEO Martinez claims Mayor Johnson rejected funding request amid budget dispute
CEO Pedro Martinez claims he asked Mayor Brandon Johnson for money to fund a CPS pension payment and raises for teachers, but ...
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 ...
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Chicago Public Schools chief presses for different fix for district budget problems
Martinez’s statement comes as he is trying to avoid City Hall’s suggestion to take out a short-term loan to cover looming ...
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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 ...
Perspective: Hurt people hurt people. This principle should be guiding public policy
A devastating article from Pro Publica last week tells the story of two Wisconsin teens, Maylia and Jack. At the age of 15, ...
Acero charter school plans to close 7 schools, blindsiding parents, teachers —'They did not inform us'
The closures will begin in June 2025 and impact about 2,000 students. The network of schools operates primarily in Latino ...
Chicago mayor on the defensive following mass school board resignation
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is on the defensive after all seven members of the Chicago Board of Education announced their ...
CPS 101: Diverse candidates and their key priorities in the Chicago school board elections
Chicago's elected school board candidates include educators, lawyers, activists, CEOs, and mothers of special needs children.
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez addresses job security, district funding in interview
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, under fire from Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city’s teachers’ union, discussed those battles in a 1-on-1 interview Wednesday.