Illinois

  • Case Study
September 2023

The Building a Diverse CTE Leadership Pipeline: Journey to CTE Leadership video series shares the authentic journey of four Fellows from the inaugural cohort of

  • Research/ Report
July 2023

Access barriers to Career Technical Education (CTE) are often mutli-facted and interconnected.

  • Research/ Report
July 2023

Closing gender representation gaps in Career Technical Education (CTE) programs is critical to ensure each learner feels welcome, is supported, and has the means to succeed in the career of their c

  • Policy
July 2023

The non-traditional gender occupational divide weakens state economies by decreasing economic productivity and reducing diversity in decision-making.

  • Policy
July 2023

High-quality education opportunities for justice-involved learners have demonstrated a strong economic return - a study produced by the RAND Corporation found th

  • Research/ Report
March 2023

This resource from the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) highlights the research conducted to develop an equity-centered rubric for the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB.)

  • Research/ Report
June 2022

This brief outlines the key barriers for English Learners (ELs) to access and succeed in high-quality CTE programs, and provides five recommendations to leverage federal and state resources to lower and remove these barriers.

  • Research/ Report
September 2021

This report presents findings from interviews with 22 programs to learn about their responses to the conditions presented by the pandemic.