Mayor Johnson has explicitly denied asking Martinez to resign, and only the Chicago Board of Education can fire him. Reports now say Martinez has been offered a buyout, but did no

An attorney representing the Chicago Board of Education offered to buy out Pedro Martinez, the embattled chief of Chicago Public Schools, according to sources close to the conversations. The offer, made over the phone earlier this week,

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city's Teacher's Union reportedly want Martinez gone, and the standoff continues in the midst of contentious contract negotiations.