The meeting was originally set to address the CPS board shakeup after all seven members resigned and Mayor Brandon Johnson announced six new replacements. Several aldermen have suggested the school board resignations were directly tied to the mayor's ...

While Martinez made the case for a slew of new revenue options, Council members admonished the Chicago Public Schools' lack of a plan for the end of pandemic relief funding this year.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez had the stage to himself Wednesday at City Hall, and used it to go on the offensive in his ongoing fight with Mayor Brandon Johnson over control of the city’s schools.

The head of Chicago Public Schools spoke with students at a Northwest Side high school Thursday, one day after fielding questions about the district and the state of its finances at a

Aldermen expressed frustration and disappointment that school board members didn't show up to discuss the mayor's shakeup of the school board.

The budget shortfall faced by Chicago Public Schools took center-stage during a heated City Council Education Committee meeting Wednesday at City Hall, but no school board members — outgoing or incoming — were on-hand to address it.