Dr. Katie Jenner

📝 This week, we’re spotlighting Severe Weather Preparedness and Civic Learning—two areas essential to protecting our communities and shaping our nation’s future. Read more in today’s weekly update: bit.ly/4sFIotX

“It’s not easy... But I think there are more reasons to be optimistic if you get off Twitter and talk to people we are rolling up their sleeves and actually trying to do the work,” @arotherham. Support for #AmericasWorkforce must start at the beginning. Tune in to @matt_barnum’s conversation with @SecJennerIN, Tom Kane, and @arotherham on how we boost the talent pipeline from the start. Watch #AmericasWorkforce live: ow.ly/5JjJ50YsvyG

Thank you to @SecJennerIN and @IDHS for teaching our @DELC_Gold students about Severe Weather Preparedness! #DecaturProud

The @IAPSS_ORG appreciates the @EducateIN team for the work that has gone into the new accountability model approved at today’s SBOE MEETING. The engagement with educators across the state and the multiple opportunities for feedback, have been clear throughout. #LeadIAPSS

Happy Read Across America Day! Did you know that reading for just 30 minutes per day can improve the trajectory of a child's life? Today and every day, please encourage the children in your life to continue reading. It's a small habit... that makes a BIG difference!📖🌟

The Indiana Career Scholarship Account program applications are opening soon! Learn more and apply here once applications open: in.gov/doe/eoq/csa/

📝Reading to a child builds a lifelong love of learning & is one of the most important ways we can support their success. As we gear up for Read Across America Day, learn more about one of Dr. Jenner’s favorite childhood books in today’s weekly update: bit.ly/4u0xErx

📝Indiana, parents, educators, mentors, & students are sounding the alarm, sharing firsthand stories of the negative impacts of social media on kids. Hear the personal stories & important data shared by some of our fellow Hoosiers in today’s weekly update: bit.ly/4asWzwr

The negative impacts of social media on children have implications in education and beyond. In a recent op-ed, @SecJennerIN urges bold action to put Hoosier children first and end the social media experiment on young minds. Read the op-ed here: bit.ly/4azd5cN

This week, Club showed up to advocate for youth-supportive policies and share how our Clubs, including our Summer Learning Labs, are helping kids and to shape a brighter future for all of Indiana's youth! #BeGreat #GreatFuturesStartHere #Teens #Advocacy

📝Earlier this week, parents, educators, caring adults, & a courageous student testified at the Indiana Statehouse to advocate for stronger social media protections for Indiana students. Read more about this important legislation in today’s weekly update: bit.ly/4qzcM7W

.@SecJennerIN and I saw firsthand Central Nine Career Center's great work to help high school students build real-world skills, explore future careers, and get a head start in the workforce. Indiana supports career and technical skills training.

At the Central Nine Career Center, students are actively preparing for their future. @GovBraun and I had a great time observing students as they engaged in training for HVAC, veterinary science, Fire/EMS, and more! We even got to see students building a tiny home!

📝From School Counseling Week to Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month, there’s a lot to celebrate in February. Thank you to the dedicated school counselors and CTE educators who pour into our students daily! Read more in today’s weekly update: bit.ly/3NSjc4z

🎉Happy School Counseling Week!🎉 This week, we celebrate the dedicated school counselors who support, inspire, and prepare our students for success. Thank you for encouraging every child to explore possibilities, dream big, and never give up on their goals!💪✨

📝Before winter break, we were able to once again partner with @Milken to surprise an incredible Indiana educator with the prestigious Milken Educator Award: New Palestine Elementary School Principal Kayleigh Fosnow! Read more in today’s weekly update: bit.ly/4rr0jnO

📝This year’s College Football National Championship game was extra special for our 2025 Indiana Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Graciela Miranda, as she was honored on the field before the game! Read more about her experience in today’s weekly update: bit.ly/4qCYWlR

HOO HOO HOO HOOSIERS 🏆❤️🙏🏈 🏆

📝Accelerating literacy, strengthening STEM pathways, expanding student tutoring support, enhancing career coaching, and more… As we look ahead to 2026, these are just a few of the priorities we’re tackling together. Read more in today’s weekly update: bit.ly/4bBeGRy

Indiana’s class of 2025 marks the 3rd consecutive year of improved graduation rates and sets a new state record! Nearly 92% of Indiana seniors graduated high school last year, up 1.6 percentage points from the class of 2024.🎓📚 Read more here: bit.ly/49lAnSX