Events

500+ business, education, political, and community leaders from across Ohio came together to take part in the fifth annual Aim Hire Workforce & Education Conference! The event featured experts and state leaders, including Lt. Governor Jon Husted, discussing the impact of disruptive technologies like Artificial Intelligence on the state’s economy and the future of education.

Ensuring students are proficient readers before they leave elementary school is a critical benchmark for student success. Join us for a release of our recent study on the Ohio Third Grade Reading Guarantee retention policy and its positive impact on student academic performance. Find more information on the research here.

Hosted by Ohio Excels, this discussion features state leaders and experts in literacy policy and practice as we discuss what Ohio must do to improve literacy outcomes for our students. Speakers include Ohio Governor Mike DeWine; President and CEO of the Ohio Business Roundtable and Ohio Excels’ Board Chair, Pat Tiberi; former State Superintendent of Mississippi, Dr. Carey Wright; and Ohio’s Interim State Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Siddens. We also heard from our frontline educators and administrators about the practices that are working for students in their classrooms.

Policy Experts from ExcelinEd will share their research into the alignment between the credentials students earn and the demand for those credentials in the workforce. The presentation will shine a light on the industry credential landscape in Ohio and provide recommendations on how to improve career pathways and credentials in the state.

Learn how to increase FAFSA completion rates from leading states and Ohio communities. Learn why Louisiana leads the nation in FAFSA completion and hear from local Ohio experts about strategies that can help drive FAFSA completion and help more students pursue postsecondary education.

How data analysis can improve student outcomes. Florida education leaders will share how they created a system in which they use data from a variety of sources to inform stakeholders on workforce demands and credential outcomes while informing policymakers as they pursue innovative policy changes. National experts will also join to share how states across the country are benefiting from better data connections to workforce outcomes. Learn why it’s more important than ever to have data systems in place to drive the change we want to see.

Back in person for the first time since 2019, 400+ business, education, political and community leaders from across Ohio came together to take part in the fourth annual Aim Hire Workforce & Education Conference!

How state policies build a skilled, educated workforce. Policy experts with ExcelinEd, a national organization that supports state leaders in transforming education, recently conducted a deep dive on career pathway policies in Ohio to help the state better understand the strengths and opportunities for improving our education and workforce systems.

Erasing the boundaries between high school, college, and careers – and creating one new system that works for everyone. In their new report, The Big Blur, Joel Vargas and Kyle Hartung lay out their argument for erasing the boundaries between high school, college, and careers – a radical restructuring they say can work better for everyone. Joel and Kyle join the Complete to Compete Ohio webinar series to explain how the Big Blur could work in Ohio.

The third annual Aim Hire Conference took place virtually on October 6, 2021. This year’s event brought together the voices of business leaders, educators, and policy makers.

The second annual Aim Hire Conference took place virtually on September 22, 2020. This year’s event brought together the voices of business leaders, educators, and policy makers. Thank you to all our panelist, attendees, partners, and staff for making this possible.

The first annual Aim Hire Conference took place virtually on May 16, 2019. This year’s event brought together the voices of business leaders, educators, and policy makers. Thank you to all our panelist, attendees, partners, and staff for making this possible.