Blog & Statehouse Notes
This space serves as vital resource for those who are dedicated to preserving and enhancing public education in Indiana. Through insightful articles, updates, and analysis, ICPE provides timely information on legislative actions, policy changes, and advocacy efforts impacting Indiana’s public education system. We strive to empower stakeholders with the knowledge and tools necessary to support and defend public education.
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #349 – Is this the end of public education in Indiana?
Dear Friends, Is this the end of public education in Indiana? Is Indiana following Milton Friedman’s playbook to give education money to parents and not to the schools? House Bill 1005 would authorize the Indiana Treasurer to set up an online portal costing, according...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #348
Dear Friends, Heads up! Public education is under the most serious attack ever seen in Indiana. Will you help defend it as you have for the last decade? Taking advantage of the pandemic and reduced citizen access to the Statehouse, private education advocates in the...
Show your public school pride!
What do we need? Actually, lots of things. But one of them is visibility. We need people to see there are public school supporters all over the state. The General Assembly loves to believe that ALL parents in Indiana are clamoring for more private school options...
Prioritizing teacher and school staff vaccinations
The Indiana Coalition for Public Education has partnered with ICPE of Monroe County, Northwest Indiana Coalition for Public Education and the North East Indiana Friends of Public Education in asking Governor Holcomb and Dr. Kristina Box, the Indiana State Health...
Dr. Jennifer McCormick joins ICPE Board
Dr. Jennifer McCormick has joined the Indiana Coalition for Public Education Board INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 14, 2021 -- Dr. Jennifer McCormick, who completed her four-year term as Indiana Superintendent of Public Education last week, will join the volunteer board of the...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #347 – Sound the alarm
Dear Friends, Sound the alarm! We don’t need a new legislative crisis during this horrendous pandemic. Word from the Statehouse is that the Republican supermajority plans to give public tax money to upper income and wealthy private school parents to pay their private...
State seeks feedback for A-to-F accountability system
The Indiana State Board of Education is inviting public responses to their proposed changes to Indiana’s School Accountability Framework. Tomorrow (December 4) is the deadline for submitting input. First, read a summary of the framework. You can respond in multiple...
ICPE Releases 2021 Legislative Priorities
Now more than ever, we call upon the Indiana General Assembly to lean in and support our public schools. This pandemic has revealed how much our communities rely on public schools for not only education, but for food, physical and mental health and the overall care of...
Out-of-state education reform money floods into Indiana communities
RISE Indy PAC Purpose: “Electing candidates for Indianapolis School Board, City Council, and the Indiana General Assembly who have a kids first agenda in education policy.” Hoosiers for Great Public Schools PAC Purpose: “We support organizations working to increase...
ICPE Mission, Vision & Beliefs
As part of our effort to (finally) set up our Instagram account, we put together a video to let everyone know what we are fighting for. If you agree with our mission, vision and beliefs, we hope you will join or renew your membership with ICPE so that we can continue...
Backpack Full Of Cash panel discussion with Dr. McCormick
ICPE hosted a discussion on school privatization and the impact to our public schools using the film Backpack Full of Cash as the backdrop. Many thanks to our panel participants: Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Dountonia Batts, Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer and student Christian...
ICPE Annual Meeting 2020
ICPE held its annual meeting on 8/29/20. Our President, Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer talked about the pandemic and all that is at stake with the election and next legislative session. Dr. Woody Myers, candidate for governor, shared his support and enthusiasm for public...
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