Advancing Educational Equity
In 2023, Chicago Beyond brought together 22 school district equity leaders from across the country to attend Chicago Beyond’s Reimagine Retreat. Led by our Chief Innovation Officer and former inaugural Chief Equity Officer at Chicago Public Schools, Dr. Maurice Swinney, the gathering created space for leaders to collaborate and learn together to advance educational equity nationwide.
Through this national program, leaders developed educational equity initiatives and supported each other in their efforts to positively impact students and school systems. The educational equity work of the cohort continues to take shape in school districts across the nation.
Strategies to Drive Equity
The Reimagining Equity in Education initiative enabled participants to explore strategies aimed at advancing equity for young people through policy change, resource allocation, and community-centered partnerships. Over the course of one year, education system leaders connected and engaged in design sessions to create pathways to opportunity through partnerships, policy change efforts, and the development of district equity leaders.
