PEDRO MARTINEZ

The plan will bring new and upgraded cameras to about 330 Chicago schools.

Opponents and also the ACLU of Illinois criticized the emails, saying they're unethical and could make teachers feel coerced.

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Martinez came to the district a little more than a year ago and started with a $340,000 salary, more than his predecessor.

Miami Beach police arrested a man over the weekend who is accused of waving a BB gun and pistol-whipping a victim after trying to steal his scooter, authorities said.

Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson says he isn’t concerned about Houston starter Framber Valdez’s unusual hand rubbing during Game 2 of the World Series, downplaying speculation on social media that the left-hander was up to something fishy during a dominant victory.

Overall performance fell and gaps widened for Black and Latino students, new scores from tests taken last year show.

Urban Prep has been riddled with poor management and financial problems, Chicago Public Schools' officials allege.

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Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge staggered Cleveland with early homers, and the New York Yankees rocked past the Guardians 5-1 in the decisive Game 5 of their AL Division Series to set up another rematch with Houston for the pennant.

The Boston Red Sox could look a lot different with three of their stars due for free agency soon, but Pedro Martinez has urged the front office to keep them.

When Justin Verlander takes the mound for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners, it will have been almost three years since his last playoff appearance.

Proponents say the area is growing and that Chinatown has long needed and wanted a high school of its own.

“It is really hard to be a Tubman parent right now,” one parent said. “It feels like we’ve been abandoned." Enrollment has dropped substantially.

CEO Pedro Martinez says bus transportation is better than it was the previous school year, but there are still many struggles.

The district faces many challenges, including continued COVID-19 cases, busing problems and large class sizes in some cases.

The new school year starts unusually early in CPS, which typically begins school the day after Labor Day.

Across the U.S., COVID-19 relief money is helping subsidize growing numbers of big-city schools with small numbers of students.

Across the U.S., COVID-19 relief money is helping to subsidize growing numbers of big-city schools with small numbers of students.

Some students will again be eligible for transportation stipends if the district can't otherwise get them to school.

CPS ditched its mask mandate in March amid dropping cases and legal pressure.

Pedro Martinez pulled a $120 million line item for a proposed high school that would serve Chinatown, Bridgeport and South Loop.

The teachers union and families rallied to keep the program for deaf and hard of hearing students going.

CPS will spend about $200 million more next year even as enrollment declines.

His diagnosis comes as district cases are surging again.

Protesters at Zapata Academy on Tuesday call on Chicago Public Schools to use unspent COVID-19 funds to stabilize school budgets.

Pedro Martinez asks the Local School Council and P. Joseph Powers "to hit the reset button on their relationship" and focus on students.

The mask-optional rule will remain in place after a state labor board refused to issue an injunction against it.

The group is represented by the attorney who also challenged CPS' mask rule.

But will the Chicago Teachers Union go along with the change?

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year of eligibility.

David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

The vote comes after a tentatice agreement between the union and Chicago Public Schools was reached on Monday.

The vote comes after a tentatice agreement between the union and Chicago Public Schools was reached on Monday.

Chicago faces the same pandemic issues as other districts nationwide, with more schools reverting to remote learning as infections soar.

The move affects roughly 350,000 students and came after closed-door negotiations Wednesday failed to produce a deal.

Back in school for just two days, Chicago officials canceled classes Wednesday after almost three-fourths of teachers union members voted in favor of returning to remote learning. The union said the break from in-person school would last two weeks, unless positive COVID-19 cases declined or an agreement was reached over safety precautions. “We believe that […]

In response, the nation's third largest school district said classes will be called off but schools will be kept open, as the long-running dispute over control of the schools intensifies.

School districts, government officials and parents are facing delicate decisions on how to safely return to school for a third year in a row.

The New York Mets and Max Scherzer have finalized a $130 million, three-year deal, a contract that shattered baseball’s record for highest average salary and forms a historically impressive 1-2 atop New York’s rotation with Jacob deGrom.

Venezuelans have cast ballots for thousands of local races under the scrutiny of international observers in an election that for the first time in four years included major opposition participation

Democrat Melanie Stansbury won election to Congress for New Mexico on Tuesday with a campaign closely tied to initiatives of the Biden administration.

Aaron Boone hit a game-ending leadoff homer in the 11th, sending New York to the World Series. 2015 WORLD SERIES GAME 5Matt Harvey and the New York Mets held a 2-0 lead, needing a win to send the Series back to Kansas City. 2016 WORLD SERIES GAME 7The Chicago Cubs led the Cleveland Indians 5-1 heading into the bottom of the fifth. 2019 WORLD SERIES GAME 7Too bad for Houston fans, the last time they saw Gerrit Cole throw, it was in the bullpen rather than on the mound. “I wasn’t going to pitch him unless we were going to win the World Series and have a lead,” Hinch said.

(AP Photo/David Banks)A look at whats happening around the majors on Thursday:WELCOME BACK TO BUSCHThe St. Louis Cardinals are finally coming home. The Cardinals didnt play any games at all for a stretch of over two weeks due to a coronavirus outbreak within the organization that included star catcher Yadier Molina. Everyones still pretty excited about the fact were back out, Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong said. He homered against the Seattle Mariners in his season debut Friday but went on the injured list just three days later. A BIEBER FANClevelands Shane Bieber owns a 4-0 record and 1.30 ERA, but its his strikeout numbers that have put him in select company.

Martinez lost both parents to the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit New York's Hispanic population particularly hard. With her parents now gone, Martinez and her daughter dont have family in the U.S. When pandemic restrictions ease, she said she hopes to send the ashes of her parents to the Mexican countryside they loved. The family has been helped by the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy, where Stephany attends third grade. My parents, my grandparents just died,' said Jeanette Felix, the schools administrative assistant.