Accelerating Excellence: Investing in Chicago鈥檚 School Leaders
Behind every one of Chicago鈥檚 excellent schools is a dedicated principal.
In Chicago, principals lead school communities; they set curriculum, hire and develop their teams, and control a large share of the district鈥檚 budget.
That鈥檚 why in 2013, The Fund made a five-year investment in principal leadership. We raised more than $20 million to improve schools by advancing principal quality.
It worked. Between 2013 and 2018 鈥 our 鈥淔und 4鈥 鈥 海角直播increased the number of strong principals in public schools citywide, improving educational outcomes for more than 1 in 3 public school students.
And during that same time, the number of excellent schools 鈥 schools with strong student achievement and stable culture and climate 鈥 grew by 167 percent.
Read more about how our investment in school leadership laid the foundation for districtwide growth.