How Ohio's business leaders are transforming education

June 25, 2025

A message from JPMorgan Chase

Today's students need more than a high school diploma. They need clear pathways to good jobs, living wages and long-term success.

Why it's important: The country's long-term prosperity and success depends on an education system that meets the needs of both students and employers.

Okay, but: Right now, too many students fall through the cracks — academically, financially or through a lack of opportunity.

🔎 Zoom in: Ohio Excels is setting a national example by helping ensure Ohio's education and workforce systems work together to prepare every learner for the demands of the future.

The goals: to improve lives, strengthen communities and make Ohio more competitive in a fast-changing global economy.

The background: The Columbus-based organization was founded in 2018 by the state's leading business organizations to bring a credible, coordinated, and nonpartisan business voice to education and workforce policy.

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