The Alain Locke Initiative

The Alain Locke Initiative is a not-for-profit education organization focused on closing the achievement gap by energizing urban schools with high-impact leaders.

INNER-CITY TEACHING CORPS
The Inner-City Teaching Corps (ICTC) energizes urban classrooms with tomorrow’s high-impact leaders today by recruiting top recent college graduates and accomplished career changers into urban education. Committing to teach in Chicago’s urban schools for two years, corps members obtain their certification and receive ongoing, personalized coaching and support, living either independently or in a faith-based community.

ACCELERATE
Accelerate is a first-of-its-kind highly selective national program to rapidly enable an elite corps of high-potential new school leaders to accelerate student achievement in a start-up school environment.

ALAIN LOCKE CHARTER SCHOOL
Alain Locke opened in September 1999 with pre-kindergarten through first grade and has grown a grade each year through eighth grade. Our first eighth grade class graduated in June 2007. Located in East Garfield Park on Chicago's West Side, our students are 99% African-American and 1% Latino. More than 80% of our students are eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Our motto, "We Model Absolute Excellence," refers to our commitment -- in every aspect of our program and community -- to the highest levels of achievement. Alain Locke has the #1 test score gains in Illinois history.