by ICPE | Feb 6, 2024 | 2024 Legislative Session, Accountability, Charter Schools, Day of Action 2024, Education Savings Accounts, Get Involved, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Public Schools Unite Us, Rural Schools, School Funding, Special Events, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools, Vouchers
ICPE Statehouse Day of Action: Unite for Our Public Schools Mark your calendars for Presidents’ Day on Monday, February 19th and bring your friends and family to ICPE’s Day of Action. This legislative session has been a scary preview of what is to come next year when...
by ICPE | Jan 16, 2024 | 2024 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, School Funding
Retention of third graders based on IREAD-3 For a legislative session that the supermajority promised would be short and sweet – and non controversial – we are finding some bills quite sour and we must yet again prepare to battle for our kids and the...
by ICPE | Jan 15, 2024 | ICPE News
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #377 – Not a good start It’s Not a Good Start for the Short Session Two Senate bills, SB 255 and SB 143, directly implement Milton Friedman’s plan to give school funding to parents and not to schools, abruptly ending the way...
by ICPE | Mar 15, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Billion Dollar Bake Sale, Day of Action 2023, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Vouchers
Five years of vouchers – mapped by district Every Indiana public school is losing money because of vouchers. Even if no students leave your school district to use a voucher, even if you don’t have any voucher-accepting schools in your small or rural school...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Mar 13, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #373 Dear Friends, The second half of the budget session has now begun. Budget proposals from the Governor and from the House are on the table. A public hearing on the Senate budget has been scheduled by a subcommittee of the Senate...
