Indiana, and central Indiana in particular, is fast becoming a Midwest tech hub. That means there is no shortage here of experts in artificial intelligence, software engineering and development, hardware deployment, edge computing and other tech related fields. A bill passed by this year’s General Assembly will allow K-12 educators to tap into that expertise to help teach the [...]
SB 2 – School Accountability, authored by Sen. Jeff Raatz (R-Richmond) HB 1001 – School Accountability, authored by Rep. Dale DeVon (R-Granger) HB 1002 – Teacher Evaluations, authored by Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero) Chamber position: Oppose The latest: Senate Bill 2 passed unanimously by the Senate Education and Career Committee (12-0). Meanwhile, HB 1001 and HB 1002 also passed unanimously by [...]
A School Accountability Panel created by state lawmakers during the 2019 legislative session approved a set of recommendations this week that could lead to significant changes in how Indiana grades the performance of its local high schools moving forward. Co-chaired by two members of the State Board of Education, the 15-member panel was charged with looking beyond the traditional [...]
The Indiana Chamber is one of 35 state and local chambers chosen to take part in a new national program aimed at addressing critical education and workforce issues. Sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Leads Fellowship Program will train and equip participants with resources, national expertise and a network of peers to build their capacity to [...]
Jason Bearce Named New VP for Education and Workforce Development Jason Bearce is the Indiana Chamber’s new vice president of education and workforce development. Bearce has spent his nearly 20-year professional career with the Indiana Department of Education and Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE), most recently serving as the senior associate commissioner at CHE. Bearce officially joins the [...]
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Jason Bearce is the new vice president of education and workforce development for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Bearce has spent his nearly 20-year professional career with the Indiana Department of Education and Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE), most recently serving as the senior associate commissioner at CHE. Bearce will officially join the Indiana Chamber on [...]
