As commissioner, Martinez is now responsible for overseeing the state’s education priorities and ensuring districts are ...

A man convicted of meth distribution in 2014 and deported to Mexico in 2022 was arrested in the Waco area earlier this year ...

In a cost-cutting move to plug a $734 million shortfall Public Schools officials on Friday said they laid off dozens of workers in the district’s central office and citywide staff. In all, CPS laid ...

Chicago Public Schools' interim CEO Macquline King addresses a $730 million budget shortfall, advocating for transparent and ...

I step into this role with a deep sense of responsibility and an unwavering commitment to the students, families and the ...

Macquline King, the interim CEO of CPS, said the budget gap for the district has risen to $734 million due to costs related ...

Chicago Public Schools’ budget for the 2025-26 school year, normally released in June, is delayed until at least late July, ...

Stacy Davis Gates took office as President of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) in July of 2022 and is a national leader in the labor movement and ...

The mayor vetoes a “snap curfew” measure aimed at curbing large teen gatherings. And Democratic members of Congress are turned away from an ICE facility.

Pedro Martinez, selected by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to be the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, jokes with then-CPS board President Miguel del Valle, left, following a news conference on Sept. 15, 2021.

Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this ...

Updated: Jan 29, 2025 / 06:45 PM CST CHICAGO — Fired Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez was back in court for a hearing about keeping a temporary restraining order in place.