In cooperation with the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success (NECSS), more than 500 students from districts 211, 214, and 220 attended the new “Future Educators Conference” at Harper College in Palatine earlier this year. The conference was held with a goal to encourage diversity for future educators amidst teacher shortages.
While also encouraging career pathways, NECSS Executive Director Nancy Awdziejczyk said the conference met its goal of encouraging potential future educators.
SAC members discussed their ideas about what works best for advising and ways they have advocated for change at their schools. The departing seniors then
Save the date for our 2024 annual conference: February 29, 2024! The in-person, one-day event will be held at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, Illinois.
On April 24, 2023, OneGoal and its partner school districts shared how they’re improving students’ postsecondary readiness and eliminating equity gaps by increasing college and career opportunities for all graduates.
On April 17, 2023, leaders from the Sauk Valley region shared how the six-session Certificate of Employability Workshop is leveraging local employers to support career exploration.
Evanston Township High School and the ETHS Foundation have announced plans to build a state-of-the-art health science center, directly supporting health sciences pathway students learn more about their career opportunities while gaining essential skills.
This webinar from April 10, 2023, shares findings from an opinion poll research project about learner perceptions of the value of education in the United States, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
