Ousted CPS CEO Martinez earns nod to lead Massachusetts Board of Education

Editorial: What Pedro Martinez’s new job tells us about how outsiders view Chicago’s education politics – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

"Presumably, (Mayor Brandon) Johnson wasn’t asked by the Massachusetts school department’s board for input as they considered Martinez’s application. But we have little doubt that Massachusetts officials dug deeply into what transpired in Chicago. At the recent meeting where the Massachusetts board members voted to recommend Martinez for the post, that state’s Secretary of Education, Patrick Tutwiler, praised Martinez for his 'proven track recor…

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez Picked To Lead Massachusetts Schools

Martinez, who was fired from CPS without cause in December, was one of three finalists for the Massachusetts job and one of 42 people who had applied.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez Picked to Lead Massachusetts Schools

This article was originally published in Chalkbeat.Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez is one step closer to becoming the top education official in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted during a public meeting on Tuesday to recommend Martinez to be the next commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Nine of 11 members of the Massachusetts board voted for …

If he was appointed, Martínez would be the first Latino to hold the post.Massachusetts recommended Pedro Martínez, current CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, for the post of Education Commissioner K-12 of the state. The final decision lies with Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler, who voted in favour of the recommendation. Pedro Martínez was selected from 42 candidates and is recognized as an educational leader with experience in closing studen…

Outgoing Chicago schools head tapped for top Mass. job

BOSTON — Pedro Martinez, the superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, is on track to become Massachusetts's next education commissioner after a 9-0-2 vote of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday.

Chicago Schools CEO tapped to oversee schools in Massachusetts

Pedro Martinez was picked as commissioner of Massachusetts’ K-12 schools, with final approval pending. Martinez was fired without cause from CPS in December but is staying on until June.