Second City Teachers
Jim VailInvestigative reporting about Chicago's public schools, union and pension fund.
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Democrat Challenges Petition of Working Class Party
The Working Class Party
The Chicago Political Machine may be officially dead, but its ugly ghost continues to haunt this city.
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Chicago Board of Education Trustees May 28, 2026 Meeting
Chicago Principals & Admin Assoc President Kia Banks
The mainstream media always focus on a theme or one big event to report on the Chicago Board of Education Trustees meetings.
This time the focus was on the proposed school cuts so they...
CTPF Trustees Vote Down High Priced Real Estate Money Managers
Photo by Markus Winkler
The debate over an RFP (Request for Proposal) to hire yet another high-fee money manager to handle real estate investments for the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund took an unexpected turn.
A trustee asked CTPF why th...
CTPF Investment Committee Meeting May 7, 2026
Adama Kah, Founder Kah Capital
The Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund Trustees are starting to take a closer look at the high fee money managers who the Fund line up each meeting to give more pension money to manage despite the diminishing fun...
CTU Leadership Lose Big on Vote to Increase Dues
In a stunning upset, Chicago teachers voted overwhelmingly against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) proposal to increase dues for most members to fight a political battle to protect public education.
“While not all votes have yet been tabu...
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Hi, my name is Jim Vail. I am a Chicago Public School teacher and journalist. I believe in strong unions fighting for the working people, a strong public education for all and investigative reporting to expose corruption.
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