Summer 2025 Issue of The Prairie Career Advocate
Flora CUSD #35: Sustaining Momentum for Education Innovation
Summer 2025 Issue of The Prairie Career Advocate Read More »
Career and Technical Education
Spring 2025 Issue of The Prairie Career Advocate
Bunker Hill CUSD #8: Overcoming Obstacles and Embracing Change for Student Success
Spring 2025 Issue of The Prairie Career Advocate Read More »
Why Rural America Should Lead the CTE Charge to Reimagine Schools
By Joe Brewer When Thomas bolted out of my history class to respond to an accident on a remote road in our rural community, his training as a student EMT helped him turn fear into action. At just 17 years old, Thomas was the first to arrive on the scene—a heavy responsibility for someone his
Why Rural America Should Lead the CTE Charge to Reimagine Schools Read More »
Winter 2024 Issue of The Prairie Career Advocate
Reed-Custer CUSD 255-U: Bringing Professionalism and Purpose to the “Hobby Shop”
Winter 2024 Issue of The Prairie Career Advocate Read More »
RASI Helps Rural Students Find Community and College Success
Starting college was difficult for me. Even though I always excelled in my small town Illinois school district, and still view myself as a lifelong student with a zeal for learning, I had no idea the initial challenges I would face. I had the opportunity to attend college in a major urban area hours and
RASI Helps Rural Students Find Community and College Success Read More »
Introducing the Prairie Career Advocate
Geneseo CUSD #228: Expanding Pathways and Horizons through Community Collaboration
Introducing the Prairie Career Advocate Read More »
This Ain’t Your Grandfather’s CTE: Revitalizing Rural Schools through Career Technical Education
Guest author and veteran educator Joe Brewer shares how CTE programming improves student outcomes
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
2024 Rural IL CTE Project Report Now Available Read More »
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
Response: Rural CTE and the “Great Misalignment” Read More »
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
Training for Rural Vitality: Reflecting on the First Year of the Rural IL CTE Project Read More »