Chicago Teachers Union president mocks CPS chief and apologizes
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates was criticized on social media for a comment she allegedly made at a ...
CTU president criticized for comment comparing schools’ chief to student with an IEP
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates was criticized using special education learning plans to mock fired ...
CTU President Stacy Davis Gates compares CPS CEO to a special education student who can't be suspended
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates is coming under fire for comparing CEO Pedro Martinez to a special ...
Student info from numerous Chicago-area school districts hacked in data breach
Personal data from a number of Chicago-area school districts was obtained in a cyberattack targeting PowerSchool, a popular education software company, many districts revealed this week.
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CPS Watchdog Highlights Problems With How District Compiles Family Income Data
The district’s Office of Inspector General found that hundreds of CPS employees appear to have significantly understated ...
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Lost and stolen electronic devices are costing Chicago Public Schools dearly, report says
Thousands of electronic devices belonging to the Chicago Public Schools ended up overseas after being lost and stolen, according to a new report from the CPS Office of the Inspector General. At the ...
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Former Washoe County Superintendent Pedro Martinez fired from top schools job in Chicago
The Chicago Board of Education fired Pedro Martinez last week. It's the second time he has been fired as a school superintendent. The first was 10 years ago from the Washoe County School District.
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Chicago Public Schools CEO takes board to court after vote to fire him
The Chicago Public Schools Board’s vote last week to fire CEO Pedro Martinez triggered a power struggle within the third-largest school district in the country. Biden signs 50 bills into law on ...
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Battle Over Chicago School Funding Descends Into Name-Calling, Resignations
At the center is Mayor Brandon Johnson, a former history teacher and organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, whose plan to cover a widening gap in the school district budget includes borrowing ...
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Former SAISD leader Pedro Martinez ousted from Chicago Public Schools after months of turmoil
Martinez grew up in Chicago and was the school system’s chief financial officer from 2003 to 2009. He was hired as CEO of Chicago Public Schools in 2021 when the district reopened for full-time ...
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Chicago Reacts to Firing of CPS CEO Pedro Martinez
Reaction to the firestorm surrounding the dismissal of Chicago Public Schools' CEO. Chicago Public Schools will be searching for a new CEO after a highly contested decision by the Board of ...
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Isolated Chicago communities secure money for coveted transit project before Trump takes office
Adella Bass, health equity director with the People for Community Recovery environmental organization, stands outside the branch of the Chicago Public Library on the far South Side in the Altgeld ...