Overview

• Mayor Johnson installed a new board that voted to remove Martinez in December, prompting his lawsuit contesting the firing.
• Martinez filed defamation lawsuits against CTU President Stacy Davis-Gates and Board President Sean Harden over public remarks they made.
• He declined a $300 million loan to fund a teachers’ contract, called it fiscally irresponsible and urged tapping Tax Increment Financing revenues while facing a $529 million deficit.
• During his tenure, CPS posted gains in student outcomes, including record Black student achievement, increased high school college credit attainment and higher ACT scores.
• In July he will become Massachusetts’ commissioner of elementary and secondary education.