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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
Yue Huang; Hojung Lee; Arielle Lentz; Kenneth Shores – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares students for life beyond high school by providing practical labor skills, workforce credentials, and early post-secondary credits. States are required to report the number of CTE concentrators to receive federal Perkins funding, but systems of identifying students as concentrators vary among states. We…
Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, High School Students, Career Pathways, Track System (Education)
Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2021
Fostering strong relationships that break silos between learning and work and align skill-building opportunities across secondary, postsecondary, adult and professional levels is critical to building high-quality career pathways and learner-centered career preparation ecosystems. In this work, trust, common purpose and resources for sustainability…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Partnerships in Education, State School District Relationship, Vocational Education
Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2023
Exploring Summer Youth Employment Programs: Increasing Access Through Career Pathways builds the case and provides actionable recommendations for state-led support in the intentional alignment of summer youth employment programs (SYEP) with career pathways and the work-based learning continuum, including through Career Technical Education (CTE).…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Youth Employment, Career Pathways, Work Experience Programs
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Cotner, Hope; Bragg, Debra; Goold, Grant; Heiser, Eric; Miller, Darlene G.; Van Noy, Michelle; Cheng, I-Fang; Costelloe, Sarah; Freeman, Brian; Lemire, Sebastian; Porowski, Allan; Yadav, Elizabeth M. B. – What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
In today's labor market, students increasingly need greater levels of postsecondary education and training to enter or advance in many industries. Meanwhile, employers are calling for the education system to better align with industry needs, as their demands for a skilled workforce continue to rise. In response to the increasing emphasis for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Career Pathways, Program Design, Program Evaluation
Illinois State Board of Education, 2022
This report describes the establishment and delivery of Illinois career and technical education (CTE), the existing condition of Illinois CTE based on fiscal year 2021 data, and the future developments and recommendations for CTE in the state as required by Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 435/2e. Illinois CTE focuses on providing equitable…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2018
This fact sheet discusses how Perkins V includes several provisions that support the implementation of Linked Learning and other high-quality college and career pathways initiatives. Linked Learning is an approach to high school redesign that combines (1) rigorous academics; (2) high-quality career and technical education (CTE); (3) work-based…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Secondary Education