Reema Amin

In a letter released Friday hours before the school board was set to consider firing Martinez, his lawyers argued the mayor and teachers union engaged in a “months-long campaign” to oust him.

The possible vote would come after months of tension between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the district CEO.

The mayor announced 10 of his required 11 picks for the new Chicago Board of Education, which will also consist of 10 elected officials.

Sean Harden is joining the board ahead of a Monday deadline for Johnson to name appointees to a new hybrid board.

The unions say the CTU’s proposals — one of them a close ally of CTU’s — could take work and power away from their members.

The union says the district is dragging its feet. The district says some union proposals would balloon its deficit.

While former English learner students performed better than their peers, students who are still learning English as a new language have a more complicated academic picture.

The Chicago Board of Education passed a resolution that aimed to reaffirm its commitment to protecting immigrant students and their families, including from federal immigration enforcement officials.

The Chicago Board of Education passed a resolution calling for the charter network to meet with the board and discuss options that don’t involve closing seven campuses on the city’s Southwest Side.

The charter closures are expected to impact 2,000 students on Chicago’s Southwest Side.