Illinois High School to Career Series

In partnership with the UChicago Consortium on School Research, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).

Project Overview

What are the career outcomes of Illinois high school seniors from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, and which pathways through college and work offer the most promising prospects?

To answer these questions, IWERC joined with the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) to analyze data from the Illinois High School 2 Career project.

Part 2 of the Illinois High School to Career Series

Promising pathways: College and industry routes to good jobs for Illinois youth from low-income families: Read Full Report »
Data viz: Students with higher degrees are more likely to work on good jobs
Data viz: Disparities shrink as education level rises 
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Part 1 of the Illinois High School to Career Series

Precarious Prospects: Education pays, yet socioeconomic disparities persist in Illinois students’ later earnings:  Read Full Report »
Supplemental Materials
Data viz: Students with higher degrees earned more
Data viz: Students from low-income families earned less
Data viz: Same pathway, different pay
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