Chicago Public Schools, Board of Education

Who’s the boss? Chicago School Board members attend teachers contract negotiations
Chicago school board members attended ongoing negotiations Monday with the Chicago Teachers Union for the first time in 12 years.
Days after Martinez is fired, Chicago Board of Education members attend CTU contract negotiations
Martinez will remain on the job for six more months, meaning CPS will continue contract talks with the teachers union under his leadership. Board president Sean Harden said he attended to provide support for the CPS team.
Chicago Board of Education Votes to Fire Leader of City’s School System
The job status of Pedro Martinez, the chief executive of Chicago Public Schools, had been in doubt for months amid tension with Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Fired CPS CEO’s lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to Board of Education members
The immediate future of Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez remains unclear after the Chicago Board of Education voted to fire him Friday night. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s
Chicago Board of Education votes to adopt 5 Acero schools
The Chicago Board of Education has approved a resolution for Chicago Public Schools to adopt five of seven Acero schools, transitioning by fall 2026.
Chicago schools battle teachers’ union over contract talks
Former education secretary Bill Bennett joins ‘America Reports’ to weigh in on the state of Chicago public schools.
Judge orders Chicago school board members to stay away from CPS CEO's contract talks with teachers' union
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez accused school board members of "hijacking" negotiations and trying to intimidate his team.
Judge orders CPS board members to stay away from union contract negotiations
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez accused school board members of "hijacking" negotiations and trying to intimidate his team, and also of huddling with the Chicago Teachers Union rather than CPS.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez wins temporary restraining order against school board after ouster
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board was blocked from modifying Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez’s duties ...
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Seven education stories we’re watching in Chicago in 2025
How will the new hybrid school board govern? Will there be a new CPS CEO? Are migrant students getting the help they’re ...
Chicago school board votes to bail out Acero charter schools, take control of 5 schools in 2026
The school board unanimously voted to provide the funding needed to keep seven Acero charter schools open next year, before ...
Chicago Board of Education votes unanimously to fire schools chief Pedro Martinez
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools chief Pedro Martinez filed an injunction in Cook County Court and asked for a temporary ...
Covering Chicago Public Schools is not for the weak
Chicago Public Schools officials had released a new five-year strategic plan. And the Board of Education had voted to approve ...
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez's lawyer threatens lawsuit if school board fires him
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The attorney for embattled Chicago Public Schools CEO is threatening a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson faced ethics concerns over ties to Chicago Public Schools and teachers union, according to memo
A CPS memo reveals concerns about potential conflicts of interest between the mayor’s CPS employment, his ties to the Chicago ...