CWIC in the News

The Chicago Workforce Investment Council and our system reform initiatives have been referenced in the local and national media.

Philadelphia Business Journal

"Daley’s solution was Chicago LEADS (Leading Economic Advancement, Development, and Sustainability), a multiyear initiative to align the city’s workforce development, education and economic development systems... From that effort emerged the Chicago Workforce Investment Council..."
- July 10, 2010

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The Economist

"Sarah Zander and Ashley Jacobsen are like many teenage girls... Their futures look sunny. Yet both are products of what is arguably America’s most sneered-at high-school programme: vocational training." - June 17, 2010

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Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ

Eight Forty-Eight: "Elizabeth Weigensberg, a senior researcher at the University of Chicago's Chapin Hall, has been checking out various training and education programs available in the city. Weigensberg referred to the Chicago Workforce Investment Council's database of training programs in Chicago." - November 30, 2011

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Chicago Reporter

"Tyrone Washington is tired of not working. The trim 27-year-old with braids and a thick mustache has been looking for work ever since he got out of prison for what he believes is the fifth and final time in 2008." - June 30, 2010

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Chicago Sun-Times

"In Chicago, 5,182 web developer openings and 4.757 computer systems analysts openings led all job postings from October through December 2011, according to data compiled by Help Wanted Online and the Chicago Workforce Investment Council." - January 24, 2012

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Shop class to be replaced with job-training programs. CPS students will compete for vocational spots, focus on job training. - January 5, 2010

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Chicago Tribune

Vocational education upgrade: Chicago schools roll out 7-year makeover. - January 5, 2010

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