Education Alumna Accepts Jobs with Opportunity Schools an Equity initiative through Chicago Public Schools

Chloe Behar, graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice accepted a job via Opportunity Schools at Chicago Public Schools. The program, which began in 2016, targets early-career teachers for recruitment to work in high-needs schools, primarily on the west and south side of Chicago. Opportunity Schools will provide Chloe a mentor and instructional coach her first year teaching. She will begin her classroom experience with Chicago Public Schools in Fall 2021.

Chloe was born and raised in South Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from NSU in 2019 and will be graduating in May with her Master of Education in Learning, Diversity, and Urban Studies from Vanderbilt University. She has been an academic tutor, piano instructor, and vocal coach for six years, and works as an editorial Assistant for the academic journal Urban Education.

To learn more about Opportunity Schools, please visit the Opportunity Schools website.