Promising Pathways: College and Industry Routes to Good Jobs

Join CCAPS as we explore the question: What are the most promising and equitable routes to good work for Illinois youth? A report released last summer found that Illinois students from low-income backgrounds went on to earn less, on average, than students from higher-income backgrounds. In this session, we will explore findings from a follow-up report that identified the best routes to upward mobility for low-income youth.

Researchers from the Illinois Workforce & Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) and the UChicago Consortium on School Research will share the degree levels, programs of study, and industries that move low-income youth into good jobs at an equitable rate to those from high-income families. They will also identify pathways that appear promising for men and women of different racial/ethnic groups, as well as pathways that are currently promising only for some.

A panel will discuss the implications of the findings for guiding students into promising pathways, as well as making sub-baccalaureate pathways more equitable and promising for all.

Read the report:  Promising pathways: College and industry routes to good jobs for Illinois youth from low-income families

All attendees must be registered to attend. Please bring ID for security and allow additional time for check-in.