Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Illinois Public Schools
This page will contain information and documents from the Chicago Illinois Public Schools for posterity.
Important Documents and Website Archives
This is a list of important documents and websites from the Chicago Public Schools equity initiatives. All websites will have a live link but have also been archived in December 2022 just in case they are removed. If you find a document from the Chicago Public Schools that is not listed, please send to activelyunwoke (a) gmail.com
PuPPGuiding Documents for District equity work
Chicago Public Schools formalized the launch of their Office of Equity in 2018.
- Chicago Public Schools Equity Framework
- Equity Curve
- Targeted Universalism
- Resource Equity Tool
- Racial Equity Impact Assessment
- Liberatory Thinking Tool
- Student Voice 360
- Five year plan for Chicago Public Schools, 2019-2024
- Equity Policy Mission Statement and Requests for Public Comment in 2023
The Chicago Public Schools use the George Orwell 1984 eye throughout their equity materials. For example:
Other Documents & websites
- Equity in Chicago Public Schools
- Equity Tools
- National Equity Project at Chicago Public Schools
- National Equity Project Trainings
- Targeted Universalism
- Racial Equity
- Four Dimensions of Equity lens
- Use Liberatory thinking
- Catalyze inclusive partnerships (they quote Cesar Chavez at the top of the page)
- Direct resource equity
- Apply equity lens
- Culturally responsive education policy
- Naming or renaming a school policy
- Student voice and activism fellowship
- Instructional equity working group
- Transformational teaching cohort
Videos about Chicago Public Schools Equity work
A group named Chicago Beyond hosted this conversation about Equity in the Chicago Public Schools (Backup link):
A moral imperative – Educational Equity in the Chicago Public Schools, hosted by City Club Chicago, moderated by University of Chicago (Backup link):
A group named Skyline is working with Chicago Public Schools to integrate equity into their curriculum:
Community Partners used by the Chicago Public Schools
Community Partners are outside organizations and non-profits whose resources are utilized by a school district in some way. Very commonly, these are advocacy organizations.
- National Equity Project – ongoing training in “coaching for equity and liberatory design”
- Othering and Belonging Institute at University of California Berkeley (targeted universalism)
- Chicago Beyond
- Great Expectations Mentoring