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Illinois

Priority 2 · Develop programs

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Who was selected, and where?

1 public award / authorization records. Actual paid amounts remain unverified.

1 records · 1 districts · 1 publisher/provider labels in this sample

Chicago · IL

Chicago Public Schools

District office: 42 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60602

Municipality and school coverage

CPS preschool scope. The report references matching city preschool programs; this is not proof that the city agency purchased under this CPS renewal.

The contract scope appears inside each award; school-level purchase allocations are not yet verified.

Board authorizationTeaching Strategies · Creative Curriculum + GOLD assessmentEarly Childhood · Preschool · 2025-05-29$3,500,000.00 · Authorized two-year ceiling (mixed bundle)Evidence & details
Vendor in source
UTJ Holdco, Inc. dba Teaching Strategies, LLC
Contract / board report
25-0529-PR4
Board renewal authorization
2025-05-29
Contract / license end
2027-07-31
Money actually paid
Not verified — payment record needed

Preschool curriculum, aligned GOLD assessment, digital portfolios, training and technical support. Separate from K–12 core totals.

Renewal runs August 1, 2025–July 31, 2027. Authorized fiscal allocations: FY26 $1,604,166.66; FY27 $1,750,000; FY28 $145,833.34. Execution was still being negotiated in the report; authority rescinds if not executed within 90 days. Execution and actual payments are unverified. The $3.5m must not be attributed entirely to curriculum.

Chicago Board Report 25-0529-PR4PDF pp. 1–3: scope, renewal conditions and financial section
May 29, 2025 board actions25-0529-PR4, adopted

Public sources reviewed 2026-09-19

What these records prove

Contract award: the public procurement agreement names a selected supplier and scope. Orders and payments are separate evidence. Board authorization: approval or a spending ceiling; execution and payment may still be unknown. Reported core use: a state public dataset identifies what schools report using, without proving a sale or amount.

Counts reflect this reviewed sample and must not be treated as national or state market share. Historical Pearson names are preserved. District office locations do not establish municipal service areas. Preschool mixed bundles are identified separately.

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All 50 states have one of three priority colors. Evidence gaps are noted separately in each state brief.

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Public-source screen · September 12, 2026Product eligibility, buyer funds, and procurement timing require Pearson validation.