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Curtis Granderson got a bucket on Shaq on the ‘Inside the NBA’ set and fans absolutely loved it

Wowwwww Shaq gotta get revenge.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 4, 2022

Parents protest school budget cuts as CPS CEO defends against ‘incomplete’ claims

About 150 parents with several community groups rallied outside CPS’ Loop headquarters Wednesday ahead of the monthly Board of Education meeting to decry budget cuts at their schools.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 27, 2022

CPS rejects effort to oust Jones College Prep Principal Joseph Powers

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said Friday there was insufficient evidence to establish just cause to dismiss principal Joseph Powers after he was accused of violating policies by some members of the LSC.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 22, 2022

CPS won’t make up 5 lost school days from January standoff with CTU

The decision announced Wednesday means teachers won’t automatically get paid for that missed time, a sore spot for educators who were upset to lose nearly a week of pay without gaining many additional precautions during the city’s Omicron surge.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 23, 2022

City to reduce some COVID programs, change travel advisories

Chicago’s at-home vaccination program will be offered four days a week instead of seven beginning April 1. Gift card incentives will be limited by ZIP codes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 22, 2022

CPS selective enrollment schools to accept fewer affluent students under proposed change

In one of his first major moves as CEO, Pedro Martinez is proposing the school district drop part of the current system that awards 30% of the seats at these schools strictly based on a student’s seventh grade marks and test scores.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2022

CPS CEO doesn’t expect major dustup with CTU over lifting mask mandate

Pedro Martinez also said in a speech Wednesday that he wants to “reimagine” CPS, which has seen plummeting enrollment in recent years and is at a “crossroads.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2022

Chicago teachers ‘pissed off and exhausted’ over mask mandate lifting, but CPS vows to work with union to avoid another work stoppage

CHICAGO — The head of Chicago Public Schools said Tuesday he does not anticipate a teacher work stoppage from the upcoming removal of the districtwide mask mandate, even as the Chicago Teachers Union swiftly vowed to fight the decision.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 8, 2022

CTU warns health ‘consequences’ would follow CPS lifting its mask mandate

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said earlier this week that the mask requirement would be lifted “in the near future,” backtracking from a commitment to masks just days earlier.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 4, 2022

CPS to drop mask mandate ‘in the near future,’ CEO says

The move to a mask-optional policy would follow the vast majority of Illinois school districts that have abandoned their requirements amid an ongoing legal challenge.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 2, 2022