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Jason Kloth: Three steps to improve Indiana’s education outcomes
March 31, 2023
Indiana’s labor market is rapidly changing, with today’s jobs requiring more education. A recent Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy study reports highly skilled, highly educated workers are the most in demand across Indiana. Yet statistics paint a negative trend, with fewer high school graduates pursuing the education needed to fill those roles.
Ascend Indiana names Roche Diagnostics executive as Vice Chair, expands Executive Committee and Board of Directors
February 20, 2023
Ascend Indiana, the talent and workforce development initiative of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), has announced its selection of a new vice chair, has added two new members to its Executive Committee, and has named five new directors to its Board of Directors.
Ascend Indiana’s Stephanie Bothun Named 2023 Presidential Leadership Scholar
January 13, 2023
Ascend Indiana’s Stephanie Bothun Named 2023 Presidential Leadership Scholar. Bothun joins a unique network of leaders making a difference in the world; will learn from the presidential leadership of George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson
Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy report shows a widening misalignment between job growth and educational attainment in Indiana post-pandemic
November 03, 2022
A new report from Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy shows that as the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions began to ease over time, a vast and permanent shift emerged showing that highly skilled, highly educated workers were the most in-demand, while at the same time, Indiana was seeing significant declines in postsecondary enrollment by Indiana residents. In addition, the report shows that equity gaps in postsecondary education are reflecting those found in the workforce.
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and initiative leaders named to IBJ 250 list of most influential business leaders in Indiana
July 21, 2022
The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) is announcing that its president and CEO and six of its talent and industry sector initiative leaders, including Jason Kloth, Ascend's president & CEO, have been named to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s prestigious list of the 250 most influential business leaders in Indiana.
Ascend Indiana and EmployIndy receive a $6 million grant to scale Modern Youth Apprenticeship for high school students in Central Indiana
June 28, 2022
Ascend and EmployIndy, Marion County’s workforce development board, have received $6 million for three years from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation to support the scaling of Modern Youth Apprenticeship (MAP) in Marion County. In addition, the grant will help to enhance the connection between employers and education providers to enable expansion of youth career pathways in the state.
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