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Mayor Brandon Johnson denies demanding resignation of CPS CEO Pedro Martinez
Chaos surrounding the leadership of the Chicago Public Schools continued on Monday, as Mayor Brandon Johnson denied reports that he has asked CEO Pedro Martinez to resign. Earlier this month, Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) and other sources said Johnson asked Martinez to resign,
Mayor Johnson denies he asked CPS CEO Martinez to resign as contract talks continue
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday denied he’s asked Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to resign as contract talks between the teachers and district continue.
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Editorial: Chicago’s school board has a duty to taxpayers to back Pedro Martinez against Brandon Johnson
The stakes are remarkably high as Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez resists Mayor Brandon Johnson’s call for his removal.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asks CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to leave, but he won’t go
Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to resign on Wednesday, but Martinez declined, according to published reports and at least one source familiar with internal discussions.
Mayor Johnson denies asking CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to step down
Chaos surrounding the leadership of the Chicago Public Schools continued on Monday, as Mayor Brandon Johnson denied reports that he has asked CEO Pedro Martinez to resign.
CPS CEO speaks for the first time publicly amid tensions with Johnson
Monday marked the first time the CPS CEO addressed the media since tensions between him and Johnson became public.
Spending time? Mayor Johnson’s budget address pushed back two weeks in face of nearly $1 billion deficit
Johnson’s budget director tells WBEZ all options are on the table to close the budget gap as the mayor shores up a plan. The ...
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Facing a $1 billion deficit, Mayor Brandon Johnson is delaying his budget address by two weeks
Johnson’s budget director tells WBEZ all options are on the table to close the budget gap as the mayor shores up a plan.
Inside Mayor Brandon Johnson’s stunning fight for control of Chicago schools as CTU contract talks stall
The long-simmering standoff between City Hall and Chicago Public Schools leadership that just blew up in the public eye ...
Mass school closures revealed as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson works with CTU to suppress opposition
CEO Pedro Martinez has refused to resign and his resignation has now become a flashpoint as divisions emerge in the ruling ...
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Brandon Johnson takes, gives back campaign cash from janitorial businesses that share in fat CPS contracts
While the mayor's campaign refunded several contributions from custodial companies and industry executives, it defended ...
Ald. Silvana Tabares: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership needs a lesson in math
It’s an age-old maxim to say politics is a game of addition, not subtraction. Coalition building is about bringing people ...
Editorial: CPS crisis is mobilizing establishment Chicago against Brandon Johnson’s agenda
For months, prominent Chicagoans in for-profit commerce and nonprofit governance, Democrats all, have fretted and shaken ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's battles with city council carry high stakes ahead of budget fight
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has found himself embroiled in a pair of high profile battles with the city council at an ...
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As Johnson scrambles to close $1 billion budget gap, vote could get delayed to December
The delay would give the mayor's budget team more time to find politically feasible personnel cuts and revenue boosters to ...