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Our 2025 conference photo album is now live: photos.app.goo.gl/Jdmkuq1i3D6kXb…. Our thanks to photographer Mike Hudson for capturing our time together. Check out more conference resources at ilsuccessnetwork.org/2025-conference

Join us on March 4 to hear how Cherry Creek Schools and Naperville 203 are implementing in-house internship opportunities for high school students. edsystemsniu.org/innovating-wit…

Join us on April 1, 11 a.m. for a special webinar with MCAN and the Michigan Department of Education to learn about their new toolkit for communicating the benefits of college in high school opportunities. RSVP: ilsuccessnetwork.org/communicating-…

Please pass along to your manufacturing pathway students!

Check out these innovative ways school districts are engaging their own automotive, marketing, and IT departments to provide paid internships for students: youtu.be/76RJyJGwhJA Thanks to Naperville 203 and Cherry Creek Schools for sharing your insights!

Join us on April 22, 12 pm for a peer-to-peer discussion on the challenges, successes, and best practices in school districts offering internship opportunities to high school students within their departments: edsystemsniu.org/i-win-roundtab…

Based on interviews with a variety of SLDS and data organization owners across the country, EdSystems is releasing a new cost model tool to support states in the development of their longitudinal data systems: edsystemsniu.org/developing-and…

Illinois legislators are currently considering a number of education and workforce development bills. In a new article, we preview key proposed bills: edsystemsniu.org/legislative-pr…

Innovation Director Heather Penczak spoke with Bellwether for this article on how Illinois is transforming the work-based learning landscape. This is a great, quick read on lessons learned from statewide policies and practices:

Work-based learning folks, we hope to see you next week for our roundtable discussion:

Join ICCB and EdSystems on May 6, 3:30, for a free webinar highlighting lessons learned from colleges leading #CompetencyBasedEducation programs in welding and industrial maintenance, plus explore a new repository of field-tested CBE resources. edsystemsniu.org/cbe-community-…

New Release: In partnership with ICCB, we have significantly updated the State of Illinois Model Programs of Study Guides in Culinary and Hospitality and Human and Public Services to incorporate recent labor market information: edsystemsniu.org/model-programs…

The 2024–25 school year brought fresh energy and bold innovation to the field of work-based learning. Learn what key initiatives, resources, and models communities are utilizing to provide high-quality work-based learning and expand student access: edsystemsniu.org/innovations-in…

We want to hear from you! The State of Illinois Model Programs of Study Guides are being updated to reflect growing opportunities in the clean energy sectors. Learn about the changes and share your public comment by June 15, 2025: edsystemsniu.org/public-comment…

In our new 104th General Assembly Recap, Policy Director Emily Rusca reviews education bills from the spring session that can impact college and career success for students, and provides considerations for the evolving federal context: edsystemsniu.org/104th-general-…