August 30, 2017
Chicago Public Schools is truly a district on the rise. In the past five years, their district has emerged as a beacon of what is achievable for large urban school districts. Their mission is to provide a high-quality public education for every child, in every neighborhood, that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life.
Our work with CPS
We worked to bring Opportunity Culture (OC)—an effort to place the most effective teachers with students most in need—to a diverse range of districts. Through this work, we worked to understand each community’s context and challenges as we made recommendations and provided technical assistance. Since 2015, we’ve partnered with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to launch TeachChicago to help improve its teacher pipeline and “grow their own” teacher corps. And to improve college and career readiness and success in Chicago, Education First collaborated with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) to develop a Student Success Roadmap to guide the partnership between the two institutions.
