Gov. Braun Strengthens Work-Based Learning Opportunities for Students Through New Digital Resource Hub
State of Indiana and Ascend Indiana launch new resources to expand real-world learning opportunities and support implementation of Indiana’s new high school diploma.
Indiana Opens the Door to Short-Term Training with Pell Grants: How the State Can Prepare
Emily Morphew of Ascend explores how Indiana can use new Workforce Pell Grants to expand access to short-term training while strengthening data systems, employer validation and coordination to ensure programs lead to meaningful career outcomes.
Indiana Student-Led Business Exchange Provides Practical Strategies for Building Work-Based Learning in High Schools
Ascend Indiana’s Student-Led Business Exchange brought together nearly 100 educators, students, intermediaries and community partners to share strategies for expanding student-led businesses and strengthening work-based learning opportunities across Indiana.
Indiana’s Work-Based Learning Ecosystem Earns National Spotlight
AIR selected Indiana as a national case study, highlighting how Ascend and its intermediary partners are helping scale and sustain work-based learning opportunities statewide.
White Paper: The Role of K–12 Work-Based Learning Intermediaries
Read Ascend Indiana’s white paper, The Role of K–12 Work-Based Learning Intermediaries, to gain insight into how Indiana is strengthening and expanding work-based learning (WBL) opportunities through intermediary organizations.
Strada Education Foundation Awards Ascend Grant to Advance Regional Work-based Learning Intermediary Work
Ascend Indiana is one of seven organizations nationwide selected to receive a Strada Education Foundation grant to strengthen the role of employer intermediaries.
Ascend Indiana Launches Regional Work-Based Learning Support Network and Resource Hub
Ascend Indiana has launched a statewide network and set of resources to help schools and employers create and expand high‑quality work‑based learning experiences for Indiana high school students in alignment with the state’s new graduation requirements.
Ascend Indiana Launches Work-Based Learning Initiative
Ascend Indiana has launched a statewide initiative to help schools and employers create and coordinate work‑based learning opportunities for high school students in response to Indiana’s new graduation requirements.
Q&A: Why Indiana’s Regional Intermediaries Matter for Work-Based Learning
Ascend’s Emily Morphew highlights how regional intermediaries play a key role in connecting schools, employers and communities to expand and strengthen work-based learning opportunities across Indiana.
