Prospect High School students Molly Beyna, Lexi Kuzak and Neve Pomis recently pitched their product, Shimmer Shield, to a panel of investor judges. The panel awarded the trio $8,000 to take their breakthrough product to the next level. Shimmer Shield represents the girls’ innovative response to the problem of tarnished jewelry.
Since the formation of the Workforce Education Committee, Vermilion County has taken bold steps to enhance Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and expand work-based...
Driven by input from local educators and businesses, the Regional Career Connections calendar was created to better link Southern Illinois students with local career opportunities....
All Rockford Public Schools (RPS) high school students benefit from small learning communities called Academies. Within the Academies, students choose from career pathways that allow...
Whiteside Area Career Center (WACC) is off to its strongest start yet with 727 students enrolled this year. Several programs—including Welding & Manufacturing, Allied Health,...
Approximately two dozen paraprofessionals from school districts throughout Northwest Illinois will soon enroll in Northern Illinois University’s LEAP (Licensed Educator Accelerated Pathway) program, which will...
Sauk Valley Community College is excited to announce that dual credit enrollment has increased by 14.8% in headcount this fall, and all of its public...