Winter 2024 Issue of The Prairie Career Advocate
Reed-Custer CUSD 255-U: Bringing Professionalism and Purpose to the “Hobby Shop”
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Career and Technical Education
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
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Introducing the Prairie Career Advocate
Geneseo CUSD #228: Expanding Pathways and Horizons through Community Collaboration
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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
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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 CTE Council Convenes at Western Illinois University
The Association of Illinois Rural and Small Schools was thrilled to host members of the Rural Illinois Career & Technical Education Project Advisory Council as well as special guests from Western Illinois University and the Illinois State Board of Education for an in-person meeting to discuss new data on the status of CTE programs at
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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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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