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SUMMARY:Precarious Prospects: College Completion and the Bridge to Employment
DESCRIPTION:What does it take to ensure that college truly opens doors to opportunity? This in-person event will explore the findings from Precarious prospects: Education pays\, yet socioeconomic disparities persist in Illinois students’ later earning\, highlighting the importance of college completion and the pathways from degree to career. This new research from Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) and the UChicago Consortium on School Research shows that higher education boosts earnings for Illinois students across income levels—but wage gaps remain between those from lower- and higher-income families. \nWe’ll showcase promising initiatives\, examine where progress has been made\, and discuss the work still ahead. \nProgram Highlights \n\nBrief research presentation by Sarah Cashdollar from IWERC and co-author of the Precarious Prospects report\nPanel discussion moderated by Robin Steans from Advance Illinois\, featuring leaders from two- and four-year colleges\, nonprofit organizations\, and research institutions.\n\nRead the report: Precarious Prospects: Education pays\, yet socioeconomic disparities persist in Illinois students’ later earnings \nPanelists \nSarah Cashdollar\,  Co-author of the Precarious Prospects Report\, IWERC \nAarti Dhupelia\, CEO\, One Million Degrees \nJen Juarez\, Director of Higher Education Policy\, Latino Policy Forum \nJenny Nagaoka\, Deputy Director\, UChicago Consortium on School Research \nMelissa Kisubika\, Project Manager for Student Success\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign \n  \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://myforefront.org/event/precarious-prospects-college-completion-and-the-bridge-to-employment/
LOCATION:Private: Impact House\, 200 West Madison Street\, Classroom 2D\, Chicago\, IL\, 60606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advisor Program,General Public,Grantmaker Program,Nonprofit Network
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