Pros
I worked with some smart and hard-working people.
Cons
I appreciate that KIPP DC started to invest in DEI professional development, though it felt more like a check box activity. It is also disheartening to see senior leadership not live out those values - while they might say they want to disrupt inequity, their actions and words behind close doors negate that. KIPP DC felt very white-savior-complex-y. There is no work-life balance - you are expected to be on all the time - and people call/email/expect a response from you at all hours of the day, and days of the week. There was work on promotions, but the policy kept changing, and there were patterns of certain teams getting their people promoted. Managers also were not equipped to actually tell team members how they can advanced.