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House Education Committee Tweaks ‘Career Scholarships’

HB 1001 / Chamber Supports Last year, House Enrolled Act 1002 was the vehicle for making good on House Speaker Todd Huston’s stated goal to “reinvent high school” in an effort to better prepare students for today’s workforce. The adopted bill included several Chamber-backed provisions aimed at: 1) expanding apprenticeship and related work-based learning opportunities; 2) aligning high school [...]

2024-01-16T09:22:12-05:00January 16th, 2024|

JAG Program Gives Purpose, Develops Talent

The Jobs for America’s Graduates program, operated by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, can alter the course of high school students’ lives through talent development. Hear from participants and the employers providing them opportunities. Our Anthony Schoettle has the story for our BizVoice magazine: Decatur Central High School junior Don Papa Fall dropped his favorite class to join [...]

2023-07-31T17:34:52-04:00July 25th, 2023|

Legislative Steps Propel Hoosier Graduates and Retention

With strong support from the Chamber, House Bill 1635 places guardrails on the use of high school graduation waivers, a practice that grants diplomas to students who have fallen short of state diploma requirements. It’s long been the Chamber’s contention that graduation waivers should be limited and rare. Unfortunately, the data show that waivers have become pervasive in some [...]

2023-05-31T12:36:07-04:00May 31st, 2023|

Strides Made in Promoting Career Readiness, ‘Reinventing High School’

Of all the bills pertaining to education and workforce under consideration in 2023, House Bill 1002 was arguably the most high-profile piece of legislation passed by the General Assembly. A top House Republican priority, HB 1002 was the vehicle for making good on House Speaker Todd Huston’s pronounced goal of “reinventing high school” with a more relevant secondary education [...]

2023-05-26T09:40:08-04:00May 26th, 2023|

Bill to ‘Reinvent High School’ Takes Different Shape in Senate

HB 1002 / Chamber Supports House Bill 1002, authored by Rep. Chuck Goodrich (R-Noblesville), emerged from the Senate Education and Career Development Committee in a significantly different form on an 8-5 vote, with one Republican member joining the Democrats on the committee in opposition. House Bill 1002 is the primary legislative vehicle for making good on House Speaker Todd [...]

2023-04-10T08:31:57-04:00April 10th, 2023|

‘Reinventing High School’ Tops House Republicans’ Agenda

House Bill 1002, authored by Rep. Chuck Goodrich (R-Noblesville), features a number of provisions that include expanding work-based learning opportunities, making high school graduation requirements more relevant to real-world expectations and creating funding flexibility for students to complete on-the-job-training and postsecondary credentials. The Chamber-supported bill was heard by the House Education Committee this week and a committee vote is [...]

2023-01-23T11:10:49-05:00January 20th, 2023|

School Awardees Named in High School EARN Indiana Program

Indiana Chamber, State Organizations Partner to Promote Careers (INDIANAPOLIS) — More than 20 high schools and regional partnerships have been selected for the state’s pilot program to match those students and employers to work-based learning opportunities via the Employment Aid Readiness Network (EARN) Indiana grant. The EARN Indiana program is the state's work-study program, previously limited to college-enrolled students. [...]

2022-02-22T11:15:05-05:00February 2nd, 2022|

Celebrate Internship Excellence at IMPACT Awards Luncheon

Indiana INTERNnet’s 13th Annual IMPACT Awards Luncheon is set to take place on February 26 at the Ritz Charles Ballrooms in Carmel. It will focus on celebrating internship excellence, featuring moderated discussions with interns, employers and career development professionals on their best practices. Indiana INTERNnet is managed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, and the program serves as the catalyst [...]

2019-01-22T11:30:16-05:00January 22nd, 2019|

Mike Slocum Named New Executive Director for Indiana INTERNnet Internship Program

(INDIANAPOLIS) —  Ivy Tech Community College administrator Mike Slocum is the new executive director of Indiana INTERNnet, the statewide resource for internship opportunities managed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Slocum is currently the executive director for career development, systems office, at Ivy Tech, where he provides oversight and guidance to the college’s 19 campus career development teams. His [...]

2018-10-23T12:52:50-04:00October 24th, 2018|

Different Kind of ‘Signing Day’ for Virginia School System

What if we treated technical and career education the same way we treated sports? While you likely won’t stand against the wall of a manufacturing floor and cheer on a person putting together components, one Virginia school is turning a long-time ritual of the sporting world into a celebration for students who are heading directly into their career paths. [...]

2018-08-06T12:36:00-04:00August 6th, 2018|