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Claire Fiddian-Green: Be Creative in Attacking Health Worker Shortage - Modern Apprenticeship (MAP)
September 23, 2022
Indianapolis Business Journal, Claire Fiddian-Green: As Indiana grapples with a severe health care workforce shortage, Modern Apprenticeship has recently launched a health care pathway aimed at closing this gap. Led by local not-for-profit intermediaries Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy, Modern Apprenticeship offers competitive pay, college credit, and a hands-on work experience for high schoolers in the Indianapolis area.

Report Finds Black Hoosiers Lack Access to Careers in Math and Science Field
September 23, 2022
WFYI, Sydney Dauphinais: Jason Kloth is the president of Ascend Indiana and an author on Business Equity for Indy’s report. Kloth says he believes that addressing this opportunity gap is an imperative part of closing racial wealth gaps that already exist.

Purdue, IU Partner to Keep Grads in Indiana
January 12, 2022
Inside INdiana Business, Alex Brown: Purdue University and Indiana University are teaming up in an effort to boost the state’s talent pipeline by keeping more graduates in Indiana. The schools are partnering with Ascend Indiana with the goal of connecting students with in-state career opportunities more effectively, as well as providing one-on-one career guidance and job search support.

Purdue, IU Partner with Ascend Indiana to Grow State’s Economy and Increase ‘Brain Gain’
January 11, 2022
Purdue University, Matthew Oates & Teresa Mackin: Through their partnership on the Ascend Network, Ascend's online job matching platform, Purdue and IU will be able to more effectively connect students with Indiana career opportunities that match their skill sets and interests, as well as offer increased one-on-one career guidance and job search support.

IU, Purdue Partner with Ascend Indiana to Grow State's Economy, Increase 'Brain Gain'
January 11, 2022
Indiana University, Teresa Mackin: Indiana's top two public research universities are joining forces to keep more graduates in the state and fill the Hoosier talent pipeline with highly skilled workers.

How Indianapolis Education Gaps Tie to Income Inequality
November 09, 2021
Chalkbeat Indiana, Stephanie Wang: Regarding a recent Business Equity for Indy (BEI) report, Jason Kloth, Ascend's President and CEO, is quoted talking about the critical importance of addressing racial equity gaps in education outcomes if we wish to diversify our workplaces and ensure all Hoosiers have access to good and promising jobs.
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