Several top Chicago Public Schools staffers have left the district following the departure of former schools chief Pedro ...

City Club event description: On September 29, 2021, Pedro Martinez, who has more than 30 years of experience in the private, nonprofit, and public education sectors, began serving as CEO of Chicago ...

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) faces a severe $734 million budget deficit, leading to over 1,450 staff layoffs, including ...

Outgoing CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said he underestimated how hard it would be to convince Mayor Brandon Johnson to release money collected in tax-increment-financing districts.

Though he never taught in a classroom, Martinez would go on to lead some of the nation’s largest districts in Nevada, Texas, as well as Chicago’s public schools.

More than 1,450 staff were laid off Friday, but district officials say many will be rehired. However, a Chalkbeat analysis of ...

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

The survey of about 2,700 respondents also found that people want the next schools chief to be a good communicator.

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza will not seek reelection in 2026, but says she’s “leaving the door open” to running for mayor of Chicago.

Consolidating nearly empty schools in Chicago must be part of a larger plan that marshals investments with input from the ...

Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship Open in new tab >> Chicago Public Schools, CEO Pedro Martinez wraps up his tumultuous tenure leading his hometown school district tomorrow. Late last year.