Baton Rouge task force highlights paid internships, career-alignment to curb graduate outmigration Regional economic and workforce officials told the Baton Rouge SWAT Analysis Study Commission that paid high-school internships and closer alignment between education and employers are central to keeping graduates and raising wages; officials cited 700 paid summer internships and 1,100 paid internships statewide last year and previewed legislation to expand campus-based business partnerships.

Louisiana leaders are pushing to keep graduates from leaving the state by expanding paid internships and aligning school programs with local job market demands.

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