Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez to step down this week, several sources close to the matter confirmed with the Chicago Tribune.

Mayor Bandon Johnson asked CPS CEO Pedro Martinez to hand in his resignation this week, according to a report. The Chicago Sun-Times said Mayor Johnson asked Martinez to step down from his position on Thursday,

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s request for Martinez to step down comes weeks after reports that Johnson was already laying the groundwork to replace him.