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Photo of CTE Students

Look at what happened to
100 high school students in
Illinois

  • 19 dropped out
  • 81 completed high school
  • 28 received no further education
  • 53 attended college
  • 21 did not finish college
  • 6 earned an associate degree
  • 17 earned a bachelor's degree
  • 9 went on to post-graduate studies

    The bottom line is approximately 74 out of 100 students did not complete a 4-year college degree.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, QT-P20 Educational Attainment by Sex, 2000 (Scroll down this web page to the second table with the geographic area Illinois.)
 

The Quality of Illinois' Workforce is at Risk!

In Illinois, of all secondary students enrolled in public schools, 60% or over 348,000 students are enrolled in high school CTE courses*. These focused, motivated students are tomorrow's well-trained workforce - a workforce Illinois employers rely on to remain competitive and productive.

Career and Technical Education (CTE), a proven resource for talent, energy and skill is in jeopardy. Declining federal and state funding threatens to cripple CTE in Illinois. Our state could lose it's federal funding if the legislature does not vote for enough state funding to meet the federal matching funds requirement each year.

Secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in Illinois are in danger of losing much-needed funding to implement programs that prepare our future workers.






A strong united employer voice is needed to speak resolutely for the value of Career and Technical Education in Illinois. That voice is the Illinois Employer Advocacy Initiative (IEAI).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources: Illinois State Board of Education 2003 CTE Data (Illinois Student Information System) and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics


 Workforce Education
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 2450 Foundation Drive
 Springfield, IL 62703-5464


The Illinois Employer Advocacy Initiative is a partner with the
Illinois Association for Career and Technical Education
and the Coalition for Quality Vocational Education.


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Site Updated 11/10/2004