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Webinar to Discuss Supporting Employee Well-Being in Schools

Join the Wellness Council of Indiana and our partner, Marathon Health, on April 16 for a live panel discussion exploring how K-12 schools and districts are supporting employee well-being and strengthening their workforce. As school systems navigate rising healthcare costs, workforce shortages and increasing demands on educators and staff, many districts are exploring new strategies to better support employee [...]

2026-04-03T13:14:13-04:00April 6th, 2026|

Summer Season Brings Efforts to Improve Education, Workforce

The next few months will see significant efforts in K-12 education and workforce development efforts to transition to new realities in policy, funding, program structures and new strategic directions. For K-12 schools, a proposed new A to F school ranking and accountability system was rolled out on June 4 by the Indiana Department of Education. The public rulemaking process [...]

2025-07-08T13:32:11-04:00July 9th, 2025|

Long-Held Indiana Chamber Objectives Achieved in 2025 Session

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders says the 2025 Indiana General Assembly, which adjourned overnight on Friday, was successful in advancing key Indiana Chamber priorities, including business personal property tax relief and steps to improve the health of the workforce. “We’re encouraged to see legislators increase the state's cigarette tax, something we've long advocated [...]

2025-04-29T10:42:48-04:00April 25th, 2025|

School Deregulation Measure Gets Early House Consideration

HB 1002 / Chamber Supports Relieving school districts from some unnecessary and contradictory regulations is the goal of a House Republican priority bill heard last week in the House Education Committee. House Bill 1002, authored by committee chair Rep. Robert Behning (R-Indianapolis), is the first step in a multi-year effort to streamline the state’s school regulatory code. Indiana Code [...]

2025-01-21T08:26:15-05:00January 21st, 2025|

‘Here Is Your Indiana Government’ Book Revamped With Civics Focus for Students

PDF available at no cost (INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Indiana Bar Foundation have teamed up to bring the importance of civics for young Hoosiers to the forefront. The 40th edition of the Here Is Your Indiana Government book – previously published exclusively by the Indiana Chamber – is now complimentary via an electronic guide and [...]

2024-02-14T09:15:23-05:00February 14th, 2024|

HAMILTON CENTER: DMHA Grant Obtained to Assist School-Based Services

TERRE HAUTE - Schools have many more issues with the mental health of their students today than ever before, with a perceived decline of the family unit further magnified by COVID-19. Educational institutions do not have nearly enough counselors or social workers to attempt to solve all these problems, so many schools in West Central Indiana have turned to [...]

2023-10-16T07:38:33-04:00October 16th, 2023|

Matrix Integration Achieves SOC 2® – Type 2

Designation Validates Matrix’s Compliance with Nationally Recognized Security Framework JASPER - Matrix Integration, a strategic IT infrastructure partner for more than 1,000 businesses and schools in the Midwest and beyond, announced today that the company has received SOC 2® - Type 2 (Service Organization Controls), a designation awarded to organizations that have proven their ability to oversee and safeguard [...]

2024-03-18T16:48:53-04:00June 6th, 2023|

TECH TALK: Technology Critical for Schools to Retain Teachers

Maintaining pace with the latest technology can be the difference of staying in business – or not – for many companies. But it’s not just for-profit businesses that feel the pressure to keep up technologically. Outdated technology can cost public schools too. And it costs more than time and money, including grants. It’s also costing them some of their [...]

2021-09-30T09:02:32-04:00September 29th, 2021|

Lawmakers Signal Retreat on School Accountability Tied to Student Achievement

Senate Bill 2 and HB 1001 are parallel bills being fast-tracked through the Indiana General Assembly that call for a two-year pause, or “hold harmless,” on school performance designations (“A-F” letter grades). Student progress on annual state assessments is a key factor in determining school letter grades under an education accountability system designed to help parents and policymakers understand [...]

2020-01-13T16:10:47-05:00January 13th, 2020|

Budget Fireworks? … Don’t Count on Big Show

Let’s face it, there isn’t really that much disagreement between the Governor’s budget, the House budget and now the Senate budget. This is because they are all “balanced” and “maintain strong reserves.” They all fund schools and support teachers, etc. We shouldn’t be surprised that they are similar in most regards because these folks all work together throughout the [...]

2019-04-12T14:01:55-04:00April 12th, 2019|