Significant work is being done across Illinois by a wide variety of stakeholders, including the Northern Illinois University College of Education, to increase both the diversity and the amount of individuals in the career development pipeline to become teachers. Despite these efforts, without addressing issues of educator retention, the teacher shortage cannot be effectively resolved. To this end, the Illinois P-20 Network is taking on a statewide leadership role with regards to educator retention with the launch of KEEP Illinois - Keeping Educators Engaged Professionally.
KEEP Illinois participation is open to anyone with an interest in supporting educator retention in schools and organizations at all levels across Illinois.