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      Achievement First

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      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

      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 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
      3.0
      Mar 30, 2018

      Operations

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits, Being involved in making a change in a child's education

      Cons

      Work and life balance can be a downfall, friendships/ relationships between Senior Management and other co-workers is unprofessional.

      3.0
      Feb 3, 2018

      Lead Teacher

      Teacher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get awesome professional development and you learn a lot in a very short time. Data is constantly revisited so you feel like you can make a difference in the time you have. Employees are exceptional people who care about kids.

      Cons

      The long hours and pressure can take it’s too. Leadership knows little about coaching adults and it’s difficult to have a positive culture when you don’t feel that the people developing you care about you as a person.

      5.0
      Jan 21, 2018

      Various school coaching and leadership roles

      Coach/school leadership
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      AF is a truly mission driven organization where colleagues and leadership both believe in the mission and genuinely try to live by AF core values in the work that we do. It is very fulfilling to be a part of school system that is actually making it happen for kids - great achievement results, remarkable college matriculation, etc. AF schools do not always perform evenly, but at 35 schools there are now tens of thousands of kids getting a great education. AF is an organization that really believes in reflection and in developing people. I have been here for over 10 years and every year brings new challenges and opportunities; and I have always felt like have the support of great colleagues and a strong coach / manager.

      Cons

      As noted in many other posts -- it is exhausting work. Good work, but exhausting work.

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