2024 Rural IL CTE Project Report Now Available
A First-of-its-Kind Report on the Status and Health of Rural Illinois Career & Technical Education Programming
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Response: Rural CTE and the “Great Misalignment”
It’s no secret that our education system is struggling to inspire and train the next generation of the American workforce, and this problem is especially pernicious for rural districts. The Rural IL CTE Project has just concluded its first year, focusing on research, showing that rural and small school districts across Illinois are struggling to
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Training for Rural Vitality: Reflecting on the First Year of the Rural IL CTE Project
I am a huge proponent for the power of our small towns and country places. As a product of a small town in West Central Illinois myself, I feel the struggles we have faced in a social and economic system that does not regard rural places as much more than either a backward anachronism that
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Rural Education Advisory Council Discusses Defining Rural in Illinois
The new Illinois Rural Education Advisory Council, created through the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 1787 last year, met for the second time to begin work on some of the most pressing issues facing rural and small schools across the state. The Council represents a critical opportunity for rural communities and schools to have representation
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Assessing the State of Rural Career & Technical Education Programs
Engaging rural schools across the state to understand their needs and experiences is the bedrock foundation of the Rural IL CTE Project. To accomplish this, the Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS) issued a first-take Rural IL CTE Survey. AIRSS believes strongly that the best way to advocate for rural and small schools
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Rural Education Advisory Council Members and First Meeting Date Announced
The Newest Voices of Rural and Small Schools The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS) worked for several years to create, through legislation, the Rural Education Advisory Council (REAC) in Illinois. In 2023, this vision came one step closer to reality with the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 1787 (Public Act 103-0457). AIRSS
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The Rural IL CTE Project Hears from Educators and Experts at the 94th Annual IACTE Conference
The Rural IL CTE Project, a new partnership between the Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), has a goal of meeting with and listening to as many rural career and technical education (CTE) programs as possible. To this end, program director John Glasgow attended the
AIRSS Forms the Rural IL Career and Technical Education Advisory Council
The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools (AIRSS) is thrilled to announce the creation of an Advisory Council for the Rural IL CTE Project, a partnership between AIRSS and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). This high-level group brings together CTE educators, rural school administrators, nonprofit advocates, national experts, and industry partners for
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Introducing the Rural IL Career & Technical Education Project
A partnership between AIRSS and the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Meet AIRSS’s Three Newest Board Members
Please join us in welcoming these great rural advocates as they prepare to kick off their two-year terms on January 1st, 2024.
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