The CTE Connection: Meeting the Challenges Faced by Pregnant and Parenting Students in Illinois

This training video can be used by individual instructors or as the basis for in-service workshops. The video is divided into the following five sections which are approximately 25 minutes each:

Beyond Stereotyping: What Data Tell Us
Unique Challenges Faced By Pregnant and Parenting Students
Illinois Models: Helping to Overcome Barriers
Creating Greater Opportunities: The Education and Career Connection
Mandates and Imperatives

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Final Report

The Illinois Office of Educational Services conducted a study of the roadblocks preventing high school completion as reported by pregnant and parenting students, Teen Parent Services providers, and school personnel. The study also examined replicable Illinois model programs addressing the needs of pregnant and parenting students and their children, methods of recruiting and retaining these students in nontraditional CTE programs, and what individual instructors can do to provide a hospitable learning environment.
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Resource Guide

Educators can use this resource guide to assist pregnant and parenting students who need special services so they can stay in school. Resources includes contact information for child care, legal assistance, health care and much more.
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This publication was prepared pursuant to a grant with the Illinois State Board of Education and funded 100% through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998. Grantees are encouraged to freely express their judgments in professional and technical matters. However, points of view or opinions do not necessarily represent official Illinois State Board of Education position or policy. An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.