Career and College Readiness

Working across the P-20 continuum, the Illinois P-20 Network champions policies and practices that ensure that all students have success in both postsecondary education and in careers beyond that. The Illinois P-20 Network continues to work and provide supports in a number of areas of Career and College Readiness, including:

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The SkillsUSA Illinois Apprenticeship Landscape Analysis is supported by SkillsUSA Illinois and a joint collaborative effort of the Illinois P-20 Network and the NIU Center for Governmental Studies and its Workforce Policy Lab.

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Room to Grow, a project supported by the United States Department of Education’s Rural Postsecondary Education Grant and in partnership with Northern Illinois University, Highland Community College, Regional Office of Education 8, and the Illinois Education and Career Success Network

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Custom and Individualized Partner ServicesContact us to learn more about short-term or long-term engagements with your organization. (Northern Illinois University, including the Illinois P-20 Network, the Illinois MTSS Network, and NIU STEAM, is an approved Illinois State Board of Education School and District Improvement Learning Partner.)


For more information regarding customized consulting services related to career and college readiness for your organization, please contact Rodrigo López (rodrigo.lopez@niu.edu) and/or Jason Klein (jason.klein@niu.edu).