In a unanimous vote, the seven-member Chicago Board of Education voted Thursday to prohibit school closings until 2027. The vote concluded – at least for now – an increasingly fractious month in which the district faced accusations of clandestinely plotting to close schools and the fate of Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez’s job was in constant question.

The Chicago Board of Education will meet Thursday night to vote on whether to keep all CPS schools open. The meeting comes amid talks of ousting the Chicago Public Schools CEO, Pedro Martinez. Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teacher's Union have asked Martinez to resign amid contentious contract talks,

Some of the notable provisions, according to Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Operations Suzanne Pridgeon, are a $50 increase in base student allocation, $100 million in salary increases for teachers, and $10 million increases each for safe schools, student transportation and mental health.

The Chicago Board of Education is slated to vote on a resolution that commits to no school closures until 2027 — a response to a Chicago Teachers Union assertion that CEO Pedro Martinez is planning closures, which he has staunchly denied.

In one corner - Mayor Brandon Johnson - who has asked Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez to resign amid contentious contract talks with the powerful Chicago Teachers Union. The other, Martinez, who has refused to step down. Several city council members say they'll be at Thursday's highly anticipated school board meeting.

The Chicago Public School Board of Education held its first meeting Thursday night since Mayor Brandon Johnson asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to resign.

All eyes will be on the Chicago Board of Education when it meets Thursday night amid a push by the mayor and teachers union to dump Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez.