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      Achievement First

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      3.1

      35% would recommend to a friend

      (999 total reviews)
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      Fatimah Barker

      39% approve of CEO

      21% positive business outlook

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      Achievement First has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 999 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Achievement First employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      999 reviews
      2.0
      Sep 15, 2021

      A mixed bag

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      Pros

      - better outcomes for students than NYC public school system - much less intense behavior management problems than average public school in NYC - energetic, young, and mostly well-educated teachers - decently good pay - fast advancement up the hierarchy for those willing to work very hard and drink the cool aid

      Cons

      - cultish organizational trainings, structure, and reinforcement methods among teaching staff (maybe the norm in charter schools, but definitely unpleasant and intrusive here) - little to no flexibility on curriculum - excessive focus on metrics like NYS Exam scores - little flexibility on behavior management (hope you enjoy "narrating") - principals and even superintendents treat underling teachers, administrators, etc like the children. They even use similar behavior management techniques, and I suspect similar metrics, to manage teachers and report their behavior up the chain. It's horribly condescending!

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