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      Chicago Public Schools

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      Chicago Public Schools reviews

      3.4

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (2,747 total reviews)

      Dr. Macquline King

      56% approve of CEO

      38% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.6

      Senior management

      Chicago Public Schools has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,747 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Chicago Public Schools 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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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Sep 30, 2008

      Good place to start, then earn an advanced degree.

      Teacher
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Summers off, working with children

      Cons

      If you have an advanced degree that you earned before becoming a teacher it is difficult to get a job if you are not tenured. Other companies and organizations respect and award education and skills in their profession. CPS just looks at the bottom line. It is difficult to make a difference in a school if you are being released because your salary is too high (because of advanced degrees, extra professional development hours, lane credits). Many of the teachers are uncomfortable and unaccustomed to advanced technology and rely on old methods to reach children. This is a disservice to the children because they need these skills in college.

      2.0
      Aug 5, 2008

      Honesty, integrity and accountability needed to be hired at the Chicago Public Schools.

      Administration
      Recommend
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      Pros

      The opportunity to help and support the education of children in the Chicago Public Schools. The net working and meeting great people who care about education. The self satisfaction that you were able to help the administration at the school.

      Cons

      Individuals with no educational credentials appointed politically to run departments at the Central Office level that dictate to school educators on how to run schools. As a result of these individuals running these departments they bring in their own incompetent people who know less than they do to fill the educational support role. They do not have the educational theory background (classes, and or even a college degree, etc.) and are not helpful in most cases. The importance and concentration these individuals put into creating departments to justify a job and employment with staff's that have little to no impact on the quality of education.

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