Pedro Martinez, selected by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to be the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, jokes with then-CPS board President Miguel del Valle, left, following a news conference on Sept. 15, 2021.

The new interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools has now taken over for former CEO Pedro Martinez, who was fired after public ...

I step into this role with a deep sense of responsibility and an unwavering commitment to the students, families and the ...

CEO Pedro Martinez said he doesn’t regret rebuking the mayor’s request that CPS take out a loan to cover a budget shortfall, which ended up costing him his job.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board fired Martinez without cause after he refused to take out a $300 million loan to cover the cost of a new teachers’ contract — but he remained on the job ...

The city of Chicago has done the equivalent of emptying its checking account, and the explanations out of City Hall don’t ...

Outgoing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez held nothing back Monday, speaking at a City Club of Chicago event, where he opened up about his opposition to taking out a loan to help cover a ...

06/17/2025 | Rating NR Outgoing CPS CEO Pedro Martinez on Hopes for Future Clip: 6/17/2025 | 10m 14sVideo has Closed Captions| CC The fired Chicago schools chief is wrapping up his tumultuous tenure.

CPS CEO Martinez reflects on tumultuous term, saying he's proud of work he did, stood up to bullies While he looks to his future, Pedro Martinez credits his Chicago Public Schools past for his ...

Outgoing CPS CEO bids farewell to Chicago at graduation ceremony at his alma mater The graduation ceremony for John A. Walsh, which Pedro Martinez attended, was held at Benito Juarez Community ...