by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 23, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, State Budget, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #362 Dear Friends, The Indiana Treasurer’s office is building an online portal that could be used to dismantle public education in Indiana. Now the Treasurer wants more money to build it and maintain it. This move should be resisted by all...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 17, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #360 Dear Friends on MLK Day, HB 1134 and SB 167 are nearly identical bills. In actions last week, HB 1134 has advanced out of committee by a vote of 8-5 and now goes to the House floor. SB 167 was removed from Wednesday’s Senate Education...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 9, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #359 Dear Friends, In a stunning break with Hoosier tradition, House Bill 1182 would change school boards from non-partisan to partisan. It’s time to contact your legislators before the bill is heard on Tuesday to express your strong...
by Marilyn Shank | Dec 8, 2021 | SEL
What public school advocates need to know about SEL (With great thanks to our friends at the Indiana School Counselor Association for sharing their expertise) An old memory emerged as I was writing this blog. I was in second grade in IPS School 52 in Haughville. A...
by Marilyn Shank | Sep 16, 2021 | Special Events, Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door
The negative effects of competition and choice on public school students are structural and long-lasting Zoom link Voucher proponents believe school choice improves efficiency and elevates the neediest students, but do the statistics support that rationale? New...
