Kids First Chicago For Education

Policy - guided by what parents say they need for a world-class education, k1c pursues the policy improvements needed within chicago's early learning through grade 12 education system that will help ensure all students, especially low-income students of color, receive a quality education. K1c collaborates with chicago public schools (cps), the city of chicago, and other education partners to advance evidence based education policy, publishes white papers and reports, and creates data tools to shed light on educational inequities and support state-, district-, school- and student-level improvements.

Strategic communications - k1c strives to make information about education policy issues accessible to communities and families to support their decision-making and allow them to become active and effective advocates for policy change. K1c does this through the development and dissemination of dual-language communications materials that unpack complicated topics and provide families with the information they need to help their children succeed and access world-class education. K1c also partners with local and national media outlets to elevate parent voices and new data insights about pressing issues within american public education.