Achievement First reviews

3.0

35% would recommend to a friend

(999 total reviews)
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Fatimah Barker

39% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Achievement First has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 999 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average 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
Mar 29, 2016

Teacher

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Pros

Great professional development and coaching. Each teacher has regular observations and coaching that drive student achievement.

Cons

No work/life balance. Creating lesson plans from scratch without much support. Behavior management systems continuously changing which made setting expectations for students difficult.

4.0
Mar 25, 2016

Excellent Network

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Pros

Excellent network with great mission and vision, competitive salary, a lot of professional development and coachin

Cons

Long Working Hours, Staff can sometimes go under appreciated, scholara re not always capable of building social skills

2.0
Mar 21, 2016

Used to be Great!

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Pros

Collective mindset of vision for education Autonomy to make decisions about school culture Adaptive leadership Families feel welcomed Salaries

Cons

Changed philosophy once it focused on growing # of schools vs. doing good work for kids and families

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