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      Achievement First

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      Achievement First reviews

      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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      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Senior management

      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
      Oct 26, 2021

      Will Work You to the Bone!

      Teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some of the coworkers, good medical and short term disability, administrative support with regards to working with families

      Cons

      Insane workload, toxic positivity, unfair student discipline practices, pay does not match number of hours worked, no pension or union benefits like DOE teachers

      3.0
      Oct 22, 2021

      It's a difficult job

      Middle school math teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Coworkers who are really invested in the students.

      Cons

      It was a very hard job for virtually no pay.

      3.0
      Oct 22, 2021

      Good People, Okay Schools

      Master teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -12 weeks paid maternity leave -Health insurance -6 weeks off for summer

      Cons

      -Very long hours with early start time (before 7:30 am) -Our schools haven't made much improvement over the decade I have worked here -School micromanage teacher (for example, we have to clock in and if you are 1 minute passed the clock in time you are late no exceptions)

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