Outgoing CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said he underestimated how hard it would be to convince Mayor Brandon Johnson to release ...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez was fired In late December, clearing the way for Mayor Brandon Johnson to install a new leader of the nation’s fourth-largest school district.

Could Mayor Johnson be poised to oust CPS CEO Pedro Martinez? 03:02 CHICAGO (CBS) -- The school year for the Chicago Public Schools began Monday amid a sweltering heat wave, as questions continued ...

Martinez also served as a superintendent in Nevada and San Antonio, as well as a chief financial officer for Chicago Public Schools. The post Pedro Martinez, fired CEO leader of Chicago Public ...

As commissioner, Martinez is now responsible for overseeing the state’s education priorities and ensuring districts are ...

Multiple sources told ABC7 Chicago Friday that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez Thursday night he no longer wants him as head of the school district.

June 16, 2025 City Club event description: On September 29, 2021, Pedro Martinez, who has more than 30 years of experience in the private, nonprofit, and public education sectors, began serving as CEO ...

The Board of Education voted unanimously tonight to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, opening a new front in the months-long battle between the schools chief and Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez says he believes his dispute with Mayor Brandon Johnson “should have never escalated” to this level of public acrimony because he ...

Pedro Martinez, who was fired as Washoe County School District superintendent in 2014, is at the center of another political storm, this time as head of the Chicago public school system.

Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez, right, is greeted by a supporter before the start of a meeting of Chicago Board of Education at the Chicago Public Schools Colman ...

Local News Pedro Martinez, fired CEO leader of Chicago Public Schools, will be Mass. K-12 school commissioner Martinez also served as a superintendent in Nevada and San Antonio, as well as a chief ...