CHICAGO — Indiana Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann and Glenda Ritz, superintendent of public instruction, testified today before the Higher Learning Commission, a regional accreditation organization. Their testimony expressed concerns about proposed guidelines for teachers of dual credit classes in Indiana’s high schools. These concerns were also expressed in the attached letter to HLC co-signed by the Lt. Governor, the superintendent, Teresa Lubbers, commissioner of higher education and Sarah O’Brien, vice-chair of the state board of education. Dual credit classes taken in high school earn college credits for those students.

By GERRY DICK InsideIndianaBusiness INDIANAPOLIS — More than 150 economic development executives and some of the nation’s top site selection consultants are in Indianapolis for a conference that includes discussion on a myriad of topics. The conversation at the Indiana Economic Development Association’s Site Selectors Guild Conference always seems to come back to one issue: …read more.

The Department of Labor has released employment data from December 2014, and the numbers are quite favorable for Kosciusko County. (Photo Provided) The county’s unemployment rate has consistently been among the lowest in the state, and that trend continued through the end of last year. Kosciusko County was at 4.7 percent, more than a whole …read more.

By KARA BROOKS Office of Indiana Governor Mike Pence Governor Mike Pence is traveling to Washington, DC today where he will testify tomorrow in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing titled, “Expanding Opportunity in America’s Schools and Workplaces.” You can watch Governor Pence testify live here at 10 …read more.

The National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices recently announced the selection of Indiana as one of 14 states named to participate in its policy academy aimed at aligning education and workforce training systems to meet state’s economic needs.  As a designated recipient, Indiana will receive grants and opportunities from the NGA to further learn …read more.

NORTHWEST, Ind. — The Center of Workforce Innovations in northwest Indiana is calling for volunteers to offer career counseling to high school students in Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Starke Counties. The program is part of the AmeriCorps Career Advisor Initiative, a program that is going into its second ear of providing high school students with …read more.