The Chicago Public Education Fund is going through a big transition now, looking for a new executive director on the heels of Janet Knupp's departure and switching Board chairs as Penny Pritzker moves to the Chicago Board of Education. It's also had to evolve over the years with the arrival of the Renaissance Fund and other high-powered education reform organizations in town (Advance Illinois, Stand For Children). "The Fund" isn't just about NBCTs anymore, either, though CPS remains a hotbed of NBCTs among urban school districts nationwide. It claims to have helped upgrade the leadership development process citywide through a blue ribbon task force that suggested revamping the principal eligibility process back in 2008 -- a process some commenters hate (it screens out 70 percent of applicants). The Fund has also supported principal training programs at UIC, New Leaders and Teach for America-Harvard Graduate School of Education Principal Pipeline, which currently supply nearly 30 percent of CPS leaders annually, according to the organization. What direction will it go next, do you think? Where does it fit in the new lineup of ed reform organizations in Chicago?
The Chicago Public Education Fund Announces new Chairman, transition plan The Fund launches search for
