FTS Curriculum — Foundation to Skyscraper

A curriculum built for every student — trades, college, career — grounded in the Illinois Learning Standards and the world they're actually entering.

Standards

Fully Aligned

Built to Illinois Learning Standards. Rigorous, documented, and ready for school adoption.

Applied

Real Contexts

Texts and tasks drawn from literature, trades, careers, and the world students are actually preparing for.

Relevant

Every Path

Whether a student is headed to a job site or a university, this curriculum meets them there.

Chicago

Rooted Here

Texts and contexts drawn from the communities, history, and culture of Chicago — because students learn better when they see their world in the curriculum.

Standards-based ELA for real life.