 Under King's leadership, Urban Prep Academies received charters from the Chicago Board of Education to open three high schools in neighborhoods throughout the city.For his work with Urban Prep Academies, King is recognized as a national leader on education reform.In addition to his management of Urban Prep, King has taught courses on the subjects of urban education and philanthropy at Northwestern University, written for the "Chicago Tribune", "Chicago Sun-Times", "Crain’s Chicago Business" and Huffington Post, and lectured to groups across the United States.