BLOOMFIELD – Indiana Governor Mike Braun, Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner, and other education and workforce leaders visited Bloomfield Middle and High School today — a small, rural school at the center of Indiana’s first-in-the-nation cybersecurity pathway.
During the visit, students showcased their cybersecurity skills, leading live demonstrations that highlighted the career‑connected learning preparing them for high-demand cybersecurity careers.
“Indiana has thousands of open cybersecurity roles, and each one is a career a Hoosier student can train for and fill right here at home,” said Gov. Braun. “Everything that makes Indiana’s economy run – our manufacturers, hospitals, farms, schools, and local governments – depends on networks that must be protected. Strengthening our homegrown cybersecurity workforce is essential to keeping these systems safe, making this both a workforce solution and a security solution.”
The interactive event moved visitors into classrooms, where students demonstrated what they had learned in their Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Cybersecurity and AP Cybersecurity classes. Educators explained how their cybersecurity coursework connects to college credit, practical experience, high-demand careers, and military service…