A world class city needs a world class public education system. Working together, we will create a pre-K-12 school system that provides equal opportunities for students, regardless of income, address or background, and which erases the achievement and graduation gaps between students. We will develop a diverse, vibrant, skilled workforce that fuels growth in every neighborhood and leaders who will shape Chicago’s future. 

We will do this by transforming Chicago Public Schools into a system where: 

1. Structural, racial and other inequities disappear 

2. Communities and stakeholders are included in decisions regarding schools 

3. Every neighborhood has high quality elementary and high schools 

4. Children enter kindergarten at the same level as their peers 

5. Schools are staffed with fulltime nurses, social workers and librarians 

6. Kids receive trauma-informed instruction and mental health services 

7. Chicagoans have the opportunity to elect an independent school board 

8. CTA is more accessible for qualifying CPS students 

9. There are expanded career pathways for high school students 

10. The Community School Initiative continues to grow 

11. CPS recruits, develops and retains highly effective and diverse teachers 

12. All students have access to after school programs and experiences 

13. Diverse learners receive the resources they need to learn and succeed 

14. There is accountability in CPS’ central office 

15. Chicago Public Schools are funded