Kids First Chicago: The State of Chicago Public Schools

Kids First Chicago (K1C) will present its latest State of Chicago Public Schools report—an annual data-driven review of how CPS students are doing both academically and socioemotionally. The report highlights key indicators such as student proficiency, growth, on-track rates, chronic absenteeism, post-secondary outcomes, and parent engagement. Join Micaelan Valesky (Manager of Data Science), Mariam Raheem (Applied Data Fellow), and Hal Woods (Chief of Policy) as they share insights from K1C’s five-part interactive series designed to help families, policymakers, and advocates understand where CPS students are making progress—and where attention is still needed.