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      Achievement First

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      Achievement First reviews

      3.0

      35% would recommend to a friend

      (998 total reviews)
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      Fatimah Barker

      39% approve of CEO

      21% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Work/Life balance

      2.5

      Senior management

      Achievement First has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 998 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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      998 reviews
      3.0
      Nov 14, 2014

      A remarkable, challenging organization

      Director
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      Pros

      Incredibly smart & mission driven people work at AF. My job is at network support, which is more of a regular office environment. We're slowly but surely building a strong organizational culture. Very inspirational leaders. Very competitive pay for non-profit sector.

      Cons

      AF has so much turnover, and the world of education is changing so fast, that the organization is in a constant state of crisis. The leaders are more comfortable rallying the troops to rise to these crises than they are setting up systems to actually work smarter not harder. Hence the turnover.

      2.0
      Nov 12, 2014

      Teacher

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits .Teachers have unlimited resources.

      Cons

      Everything !!! As a teacher I am not allow to think for my self.Everything is scripted for you. How can I encourage thinking out the box to my students if I am not allowed to.

      5.0
      Oct 28, 2014

      Mission driven work being pursued by a team of awesome people.

      Anonymous employee
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      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      AF has very strong core values and is fiercely dedicated to its mission: creating opportunities for students who historically have been denied them. It attracts committed, smart, hard working people who share common values of making a real difference. I had worked a bunch of different places before AF, never longer than 2 years at any one place, but after 8 years at AF, I am excited as ever about the work we do and being being a part of this team.

      Cons

      AF operates in a field which is dynamic, challenging and in many ways still uncharted. That can lead to work which is by necessity hard to predict and, frankly, we get it wrong some times. It is definitely not the place for someone looking for constancy in their work or routines, and that can make it difficult to strike a work/life balance. The urgency we all feel makes the environment intense.

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