Investigative reporting about Chicago's public schools, union and pension fund.
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A fierce battle is being waged between the President of the Retired Teachers Association of Chicago (RTAC) and the elected directors of a powerful organization that boasts over $15 million dollars in assets.
The IL Families for Public Schools announced a Pledge to Protect Human-Centered Education and is asking all Chicago Board of Education candidates to commit to limiting AI in the schools.
The main story was the vote to approve a budget that avoided furlough days for teachers but included about 2,000 layoffs unless the State of IL can come up with the money it owes the Chicago Public Schools.
Is there something rotten in the state of Denmark?
July 15-19 was in Washington, D.C.
The Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund (CTPF) Consultant Callan has not reported conflicts of interest to the Board of Trustees that include recommending money managers who pay Callan for services.
A very engaging and alarming film entitled Pension Fight Club documents how pension money has been siphoned from retired workers and transferred into secret Wall Street bank accounts.
And the more Pension Debt Grows..
Several groups expressed extreme frustration at the Chicago Board of Education June 25, 2026 meeting.
Budget debate also over leasing more office space
