Martinez defends CPS work to aldermen
Pedro Martinez defends CPS work to aldermen in contentious hearing
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez had the stage to himself Wednesday at City Hall, and used it to go on the offensive in his ongoing fight with Mayor Brandon Johnson over control of the city’s schools.
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez defends his school budget plans in City Council hearing
While Martinez made the case for a slew of new revenue options, council members admonished the Chicago Public Schools' lack of a plan for the end of pandemic relief funding this year.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to speak during City Council committee hearing Wednesday morning
The budget shortfall faced by Chicago Public Schools will take center-stage during a City Council committee meeting Wednesday morning. Embattled CPS CEO Pedro Martinez will appear before City Council members during an Education Committee subject matter hearing on the district’s budget.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez asks City Council for additional $325 million in funding
Chicago alderpeople peppered CPS CEO Pedro Martinez with questions about the district’s budget, the idea of a short-term loan, and other questions about how the district operates.
CPS chief grilled by City Council after school board members 'ghost' hearing
Pedro Martinez became the focus of the council's ire in a meeting originally slated for questioning outgoing and incoming members of the Board of Education on the ongoing drama.
Chicago school board members don't show up for City Council hearing on CPS turmoil
Aldermen expressed frustration and disappointment that school board members didn't show up to discuss the mayor's shakeup of the school board.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to speak before City Council committee on budget Wednesday
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez will speak before Council members in an Education Committee hearing to discuss the district's budget.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez fields questions during City Council committee hearing Wednesday
The budget shortfall faced by Chicago Public Schools has taken center-stage during a City Council Education Committee meeting Wednesday at City Hall. Embattled CPS CEO Pedro Martinez has fielded questions from City Council members for more than an hour on a variety of topics related to the state of schools,
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CPS Boss Grilled By Frustrated Alderpeople After School Board Members Skip Special Hearing
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CPS chief Pedro Martinez on his battle with Mayor Brandon Johnson: ‘I never picked this fight’
I always supported the mayor because he was the person that said, ‘We need to invest more in our schools,’” Pedro Martinez ...
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Martinez's gambit to fund CPS: Crain's Daily Gist podcast
Crain’s politics reporter Justin Laurence talks with host Amy Guth on Pedro Martinez, who's locked in a power struggle with ...