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Career Education Has Floundered in Chicago's Public High Schools, Sending Only a Trickle of Students Into a Pipeline for Thousands of Jobs That Don't Require College Vol. XX Number 3 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 HELP WANTED Career education has floundered in Chicago's public high schools, sending only a trickle of students into a pipeline for thousands of jobs that don't require college. The district has a new strategy to increase the flow. A Publication of the Community Renewal Society www.catalyst-chicago.org From the Editors Preparing students for success without college By Lorraine Forte who do—like one young man from Deputy Editor Richards who studied accounting but has THOUSANDS GO WITHOUT WORK no idea how to find a job when he gradu- Nearly 92,000 adults in Chicago are well-known author was startled to ates—typically finish without any work unemployed. Experts say better career and receive a repair bill from his experience or industry-recognized creden- technical education in high school would give plumber for several hundred dollars, tial that could help them land a job. graduates from public high schools a surer path Aafter about an hour’s worth of work. Career education could also help the to a job instead of the unemployment line. district curb the number of dropouts. “What?! That’s more than my doctor 25- THROUGH 64-YEAR-OLDS WHO ARE ... charges,” the author said. Thousands of teens are at risk of dropping Unemployed, looking for work Not in the labor force “You’re right,” the plumber replied, nod- out each year and joining the ranks of the ding his head. “It is more than I charged as unemployed. One young woman, an alter- Dropouts 8% 48% a doctor. That’s why I’m now a plumber.” native school student and former dropout, H.S. grads 8% 36% Jokes about the high price of plumbing said the results sometimes are worse. Some college 7% 28% work are common, and they underscore a re- “When we fill out applications for legit Bachelor’s 3% 15% ality that is often ignored in discussions about jobs and we don’t get anything, drug deal- high school reform: Not all careers require col- ing is the only thing we have to do for mon- Source: American Community Survey, U.S. Census, 2007 lege, and not all students need college. ey,” she said. “It is a guaranteed job.” Plumbers, physician’s assistants, car- Studies show students in career pro- The district’s strategy, however, must penters, machinists—all of these are grams are less likely to drop out, and that keep in mind the skepticism of parents who viable jobs that students could get a head stands to reason: Students whose classes remember a time when minority children start on in high school. Yet each year, are connected to the real world—especially who were not considered “college material” about 7,000 seniors earn a diploma but low-income teens who need to work to were pushed into dead-end vocational pro- fail to enroll in college and have no prepa- help their families—are going to be more grams. These parents don’t want to see their ration for work. That is a road to disaster. motivated and willing to stay in school. It’s children’s academic potential and future Today’s tough job market is no place for a all about making education relevant. prospects shortchanged by career pro- teenager or young adult with no direction grams that are nothing but old-style voc-ed and no work experience. CPS OFFICIALS HAVE TAKEN THE FIRST STEPS in modern clothes. Meanwhile, a recent report on jobs in toward revamping career and technical CPS got a taste of this skepticism when it Illinois points out that thousands of jobs go education. Two of the new Renaissance began making plans for the new Westing- begging each year, enough to put every one 2010 schools show promise in preparing house High. Parents rejected the concept of of those 7,000 graduates to work—if they students for high-tech manufacturing and one school with separate vocational and college tracks. Instead, they demanded “When we fill out applications for legit jobs and we don’t get career programs in which the next step after graduation would be additional post- anything, drug dealing is the only thing we have to do for money.” secondary training. The district’s strategy also must An alternative school student and former dropout acknowledge the reality of today’s work- place: Most decently paid jobs require had the right training. These jobs include construction trades. Four more career-prep some training beyond high school. Even nursing, fire-fighting and transportation, schools are slated to open this year and entry-level jobs require skills similar to none of which requires a four-year degree. next. The mayor’s office is getting into the those needed to get into college. As one administrator at a South Side game, bringing together stakeholders. The The district also should set out clear career academy told Associate Editor Sarah head of CPS’s recently created Department indicators for judging schools’ progress Karp, “Kids need to know that these are not of College and Career Preparation, Greg on this front. Each school’s score card second-class careers.” Darnieder, has begun talking to principals should report on enrollment and gradua- All too often, however, career and tech- about the need to include career education tion rates for career programs, as well as nical education in CPS is second class. The in their school improvement game plans. participation in internships during stu- district is successfully pushing more stu- “Our intent is to retool the whole strate- dents’ junior and senior years, when dents into four-year colleges and universi- gy,” Darnieder says. That means beginning career training begins in earnest. ties but has ground to make up when it with the end in mind, whether it is college, Getting kids into college shouldn’t mean comes to career prep. Many students who the workplace, an associate’s degree pro- giving short shrift to career preparation. begin career programs never finish. Those gram or an industry certificate. Schools must do both to serve students well. 2 Catalyst In Depth January/February 2009 Table of Contents The mission of Catalyst Chicago is to improve the education of all children through authoritative journalism and leadership of a constructive dialogue among students, parents, educators, community leaders and policy makers. Publisher & Founder Presentation Editor Linda Lenz Christine Wachter Editor-In-Chief Contributing Editor Veronica Anderson Alexander Russo Deputy Editor Copy Editor Lorraine Forte Charles Whitaker Data & Research Editor Intern John Myers Daniela Bloch Associate Editors Photographers Sarah Karp John Booz, Jason Geil, Debra Williams Cristina Rutter EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Carlos Azcoitia Peter Martinez Ray Boyer Julia McEvoy Joyce Bristow Dea Meyer Warren Chapman Barbara Radner Joan Dameron Crisler Penny Bender Sebring Marvin Hoffman Maria Vargas John Paul Jones Sara Spurlark Tim King Steve Zemelman Robert Lee Catalyst Chicago is an editorially independent news service of Community Renewal Society—Dr. Calvin S. Antaneil Craft, a junior in Crane High School’s medical assistant program, Morris, executive director. Catalyst In Depth is identifies a mandible bone on a skeleton. Craft was able to parlay a job DATA GUIDE published five times a year. The opinions expressed in shadowing experience into a summer job in a chiropractor’s office. PAGE 7 Catalyst are not necessarily those of CRS. Catalyst is a [Photo by Cristina Rutter] trademark of the Community Renewal Society. How many students complete the 332 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 500 three-year career ed course sequence Chicago, Illinois 60604 PAGE 8 www.catalyst-chicago.org (312) 427-4830, Fax: (312) 427-6130 Off the job track Career academy demographics [email protected] Better results in least popular programs OUR SUPPORTERS: Catalyst is made possible by nly a fraction of the students who take Jobs that pay above minimum wage grants from The Boeing Company, The Chicago career education classes end up with good PAGE 10 Community Trust, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, The Joyce Foundation, John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Otraining that could help them land viable Out of school high school graduates Foundation, McCormick Foundation, McDougal Family jobs. CPS has had success in getting more students have trouble finding jobs Foundation, Oppenheimer Family Foundation, Polk into college and is now turning its sights to Majority leave high school with no Bros. Foundation and Woods Fund of Chicago, and by career prep subscriptions and contributions from individuals. preparing students for the work world. PAGE 11 COVER STORY: PAGE 4 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SERVICES Career programs not focused on Circulation and advertising: (312) 673-3826 high-demand jobs Or sign up online at www.catalyst-chicago.org. 10 College versus career E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS Free. Receive a table of A push to get more graduates in college has detracted resources contents when issues are posted to the Web, plus from improving career programs. ON THE WEB breaking news and special alerts from time to time. Go to www.catalyst-chicago.org ON THE WEB Community Calendar, back issues, a 11 Workers in short supply to see how CPS students performed on a timeline history of school reform, citywide education The city has launched a campaign to train workers for high- job skills assessment exam and for detailed statistics, school improvement resources, phone demand jobs that don’t require college. directories and more. student performance data at each of the district’s 10 career academies. “CITY VOICES” Deputy Editor Lorraine Forte hosts Good internships scarce this public affairs program at 6:30 a.m. the second 13 Sunday of the month on WNUA-FM, 95.5.
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