A full plate for new education commissioner Pedro Martinez  - CommonWealth Beacon

A full plate for new education commissioner Pedro Martinez  - CommonWealth Beacon

PEDRO MARTINEZ, the new commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, comes to the Commonwealth with an impressive record of change in Chicago and an opportunity to tackle numerous stubborn issues that have plagued our public education system for decades.  Improving literacy, hiring and retaining high-quality, diverse teachers, integrating bilingual education programs, and better connecting students to higher education ar…