Education

Education

Great cities prepare the next generation.

The future of Chicago is inextricably linked to our youth and the success of our schools. Education prepares our workforce, strengthens families and communities, and brings intellectual vitality to everything we do. Our ability to prepare all of our youth for the future says a lot about who we are and what we want our future to look like.

We advance high-quality education and equitable access to opportunity for all Chicago students to prepare them for lifelong success and fulfillment. We focus on:

  • High quality learning experiences
  • Equitable distribution of resources
  • Connectivity across the continuum
  • Strong strategy and operations

Project Highlights

November 24, 2021

Creating a Framework to Re-Engage Chicago Public Schools Students

With Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students back in the classroom five days a week this fall, schools across the city are once again abuzz after a year of mostly remote learning. While the pandemic continues to impact school communities and ...
March 30, 2021

Developing a Community Engagement Process for Chicago Public Schools’ Whole School Safety Plan

In “Our City, Our Safety,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot acknowledges that violence is an equity issue that has persisted because “underlying causes—systemic racism, disinvestment, poverty, failed policing, lack of social services—have gone unaddressed” and commits “to ending violence through a multi-faceted, ...
November 15, 2020
Classroom 3

Standing Up the Equity Working Group for Black Student Access and Success in Illinois Higher Education

Illinois is failing to ensure equitable postsecondary educational access and outcomes for Black students. Our ecosystem enrolls, graduates, and employs Black students at far lower rates than non-Black students. In fact, only nine out of 100 Black students starting high ...