Most work-based learning participants have been CTE students despite district intent to expand access¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Though the district intends to expand access to work-based learning, the vast majority of WBL participants have so far been CTE students whose participation was embedded in their CTE programming. → Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) 2024

Evidence¶

Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) 2024¶

Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC), in partnership with the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. (2024). The Landscape of Career Readiness Opportunities in Chicago Public Schools: Strengthening Career and Technical Education and Establishing Career-Connected Learning for All. https://consortium.uchicago.edu

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Analysis of the district's novel WBL participation data as part of the report's landscape study of CPS. The finding reports the distribution of WBL participants between CTE and non-CTE students; no effect size or test statistic is printed.

"Though the district intends to expand access to WBL, the vast majority of WBL participants have so far been CTE students whose participation was embedded into their CTE programming."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• CTE programs of study vary across CPS high schools and are more common on the south and west sides — related
• Most CTE students also participated in college-level coursework, though CTE students had slightly lower AP participation — related
• CPS concentrated CCL resources in a subset of schools with numerous CTE programs of study — related