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Illinois State Board of Education, 2024
The 2023 Illinois Career and Technical Education Report is submitted in compliance with Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 435/2e, which requires a written career and technical education (CTE) report to be issued to the governor annually. This report describes the establishment of and delivery of CTE in Illinois, the existing condition of Illinois CTE…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Equal Education, Job Training, Sex Fairness
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Hackmann, Donald G.; Malin, Joel R.; Fuller Hamilton, Asia N.; O'Donnell, Laura – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2019
Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs), an effective strategy to promote students' college and career readiness, are increasingly used in US school systems as a mechanism to encourage students' career exploration and identification of career goals. After describing features of ILPs, we provide an example of the ILP process developed and implemented…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Instruction, Career Readiness, College Readiness
Bennett, Vanessa; Lee, Sandra; McDonnell, Rachel; Ostrye, Mary – Jobs for the Future, 2020
In this brief, JFF (Jobs for the Future) explores what training providers can do to adapt their programming in ways that put the country on a path to an equitable economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors conducted research to examine what education and training providers can do to design programs that emphasize equity and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Trainers, Economic Development
Arnett, Sally E.; Kozlowski, Patti; Peach, Peggy – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
Career and technical education (CTE) is starting to turn green. Due to a host of reports, research, workforce initiatives, and scholarly speaking engagements, it is evident that higher education and workforce consultants recognize the need for today's students to gain exposure to sustainability or green career pathways. But for secondary and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Service Learning, Sustainability, Student Projects
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Jacobs-Rose, Christina; Harris, Kara – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of Cheering in the Classroom, a four day program designed purposefully to increase female awareness and perceptions of technology fields. The camp included discipline-based activities from the 13 different programs of study based in technology. The camp targeted high school cheerleaders and…
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Educational Opportunities, Career Exploration, Females
Jacobson, Linda – Education Week, 2008
This article discusses After School Matters, a nonprofit organization that works with dozens of community-based groups across Chicago to connect teenagers with a vast number of opportunities in the arts, sports, technology, and communications. The 13- through 19-year-olds participating in After School Matters programs do not just sign up for…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Adolescents, Urban Areas, Youth Programs