Workers can exclude from their income up to $5,250 per year in education contributions from their employer. Proposed legislation would more than double that cap.
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Posted inIndianapolis
Make more money, faster: Indiana banks on the appeal of a one-year college certificate
It’s part of the state’s bid to increase the number of college-educated adults and meet changing workforce needs. Still, advocates and experts say Indiana can do more.
Posted inThe Job
The rise of outcomes-based loans
Under the approach, borrowers must repay the cost of training covered by interest-free loans but only if they land a job with pay above a set threshold.
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New efforts to help frontline workers
As more companies offer employee education benefits, some are adding education startups as well as college partners.
Posted inMississippi
New loan program aimed at nursing shortage will create more student debt, won’t add new nurses this year
Mississippi is lacking about 3,000 nurses, about one-fifth of the state’s entire nursing workforce.
Posted inThe Job
A new campaign asks employers to look beyond the degree
A “paper ceiling,” the national ads say, holds back half of the U.S. workforce.
Posted inThe Job
A $500 million training program you haven’t heard about
California’s Golden State Education and Training Grant Program largely has flown under the radar. It will help residents who lost jobs in the pandemic, with a focus on student parents.
Posted inThe Job
Vocational programs are a rare bright spot as college enrollments keep falling
Several career and technical education majors at community colleges had big enrollment increases
Posted inOhio
Plenty of people are staying in Cleveland. But it needs to draw more people in.
What researchers found when they studied the talent pipeline in Northeast Ohio.
Posted inIndianapolis
‘Women in welding’: This Indiana high school teacher is on a mission to inspire girls to take her shop class
“When I applied for my first welding job, it was a struggle,” Kim Rosenbaum said. “They weren’t sure if they wanted a female welder there. I convinced them that I can do this.”