Case Study: Chicago Public Schools engages students in college and career planning with SchooLinks

Chicago Public Schools engages 324K students with SchooLinks

Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest school district in the U.S., faced the challenge of making postsecondary planning meaningful and engaging for every student across its diverse student body. To support its mission of preparing students for college, military service, apprenticeships, trades, or gap years, the district implemented the SchooLinks college and career readiness platform.

SchooLinks provided an engaging, interactive solution with tools like the "Game of Life," which helps students connect career exploration to real-life goals. Counselors reported the platform was easy to use and successfully simplified college planning while providing students with an experience they were excited to use. SchooLinks has been used district-wide for over 3.6 years, serving approximately 324,000 students across 641 schools.

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