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New interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King begins tenure
The new interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools has now taken over for former CEO Pedro Martinez, who was fired after public ...
New interim Chicago Public Schools CEO begins tenure
The new interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools has now taken over for former CEO Pedro Martinez, who was fired after public ...
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Outgoing Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez reflects on the past 3 years leading the district
Outgoing CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said he underestimated how hard it would be to convince Mayor Brandon Johnson to release ...
Taxpayers forced to shell out up to $93,000 per student as Chicago’s failing public schools face crisis
A new report showed that declining enrollment in Chicago leaves about 150 of its schools half-empty. The report, authored by ChalkBeat and ProPublica, found that 47 schools are operating “at less than ...
As he leaves CPS, CEO Martinez says mayor and CTU tried to create conditions for a bailout
CEO Pedro Martinez said he doesn’t regret rebuking the mayor’s request that CPS take out a loan to cover a budget shortfall, ...