CPS head speaks out after ‘misunderstanding' involving Secret …
1 day ago · 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 ...
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez speaks on false …
1 day ago · The media descended on the school as CPS officials held a news conference, followed by Chicago Teachers Union. Immigration groups arrived and parents panicked as some took their kids out of school.
Read CPS full statement after Secret Service agents approached ...
2 days ago · The complete CPS statement can be found below: "Earlier today, Chicago Public School leaders shared that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showed up this morning (Friday) at Hamline ...
A Chicago elementary school turned away agents they feared …
2 days ago · Fearing federal agents asking to search a Chicago elementary school Friday morning were from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, school officials denied them entry. But it turned out they were US ...
Secret Service Agents — Not ICE — Denied Entry At Chicago School
2 days ago · The principal said school administrators followed protocols and did not allow the agents inside the school. Late Friday, a Chicago Public Schools spokesperson clarified in an emailed statement that its original description of ICE agents showing up at Hamline was “a result of a misunderstanding, reflective of the fear and concerns in the community amid the new administration’s focus on ...
CTU reaches stalemate in Chicago Public Schools negotiations; …
3 days ago · CPS is offering CTU a 16% raise over four years. Martinez says CPS cannot go beyond that without risking layoffs and furloughs. "Theirs is a disagreement on what we can afford; the fact finder ...
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Timeline: CPS CEO Pedro Martinez Was Fired. Here’s What …
Apr 29, 2024 · The Chicago Board of Education unanimously voted to terminate Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez without cause Dec. 20 in an unprecedented move that puts the cash-strapped school district on a path toward new leadership and a likely lengthy legal battle.
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez’s legal team says board was picked “to …
Dec 20, 2024 · Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez launched a final-hour legal bid Friday to block his potential firing, alleging that board members about to consider his fate were appointed “to do the...
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez fights ouster
Dec 24, 2024 · Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board was blocked from changing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez’s duties, giving the embattled schools chief a victory.