Tom Geoghegan: Pedro Martinez’s private contract takes advantage of city government
Private parties, like CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, should not use private contracts to insulate themselves from representative ...
CPS CEO Martinez defends district's response to false report of ICE agents at South Side school
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez defended the district's response to Friday's false ICE report at a school with over 90% Latino students, while an alderperson blamed CPS for spreading ...
Johnson-appointed CPS board member asked CTU official about contract negotiations
A Chicago Public Schools board member appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson asked the teachers union vice president about ...
Homan rips Illinois Democrats for ‘lying’ about ICE conducting operation at Chicago school
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Public Schools officials sparked alarm after suggesting ICE agents had shown up at a school to sweep for illegal immigrants.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Martinez, Cardinal Cupich address immigration raid worries
The Trump administration revoked a policy that prohibited arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at or near schools, places of worship and other places deemed to be "sensitive ...
CPS head speaks out after ‘misunderstanding' involving Secret Service agents
The CEO of Chicago Public Schools on Saturday addressed the incident at a Southwest Side elementary school in which U.S. Secret Service agents were mistaken for Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
Editorial: What will the mayor do if the Chicago Teachers Union he used to work for takes to the picket lines? Join them?
After nine months of ham-fisted stabs at power politics, the Chicago Teachers Union’s leadership says a strike is likely.
CPS and CTU start ‘fact-finding’ in an attempt to settle monthslong contract negotiations
Since being established in state law in 2010, the fact-finding process has been used three times. In two of those cases, teachers ultimately went on strike.
What can CPS schools and parents do in the face of Donald Trump’s mass deportation threat?
Chicago Public Schools does not allow immigration officers into schools without a criminal warrant. Experts weigh in on how ...
Chicago officials walk back claim repeated by gov that ICE raided school, reveal what really happened
Chicago officials admitted they confused Secret Service agents who showed up at an elementary school to investigate a threat ...
CPS says ICE agents ‘showed up' at Chicago school, Secret Service says it was them
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen at a Chicago school Friday afternoon, according to officials with ...