Policy and Reports
The Fund publishes reports and case studies to advance and protect policies that are important to strong school leadership. Our reports are rooted in profiles of great school leaders to promote the adoption of promising practices in schools and districts across Chicago and the nation.
This report explains the basics of school funding in Chicago and the financial challenges the system faces.
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In Chicago, principals are charged with creating school budgets that meet the needs of their school communities. This report explores four principals' innovative budgeting practices.
Learn MoreThe Chicago Principal Partnership
The nation’s first collaborative dedicated to making principal quality a permanent lever in a citywide school improvement strategy
The Partnership is working with stakeholders who are committed to using data to inform principal-quality efforts, and to co-creating tools and solutions to address common challenges. Members of The Partnership include principals, nonprofit organizations, funders, universities, parents and community members. The Fund is proud to be a founding member of The Partnership, and to work with partners across the city to achieve sustainable change.
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