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.
Indiana PTA – “Close the Door to Education Savings Accounts”
Many thanks to Carissa Dollar, Vice President of Advocacy with Indiana PTA, for presenting during ICPE's special Presidents Day webinar. Many participants have asked to have a copy of her written remarks, which are featured below."Good afternoon. My name is Carissa...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #352 – President’s Day Public Education Zoom Webinar
Dear Friends, Weather Alert: Join in on the Public Education Zoom webinar tomorrow Feb. 15th at 3PM! A small President’s Day event had been planned in the Statehouse to meet Covid guidelines, but that has been changed to a virtual Zoom/phone event due to the winter...
Three former top Indiana education leaders sign letter opposing education scholarship accounts and voucher expansion
An Opposition Letter from Public School Supporters to Members of the Indiana General Assembly and Governor Holcomb In support of the 94% of Indiana students who attend public schools, we strongly oppose House Bill 1005, Senate Bill 412 and Senate Bill 413. Education...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #351 – The death knell of accountability
Dear Friends, The House Education Committee last Wednesday passed House Bill 1005, taking Indiana in a radical and controversial direction. Let there be no confusion. This is new. Education Savings Accounts, now called Education Scholarship Accounts in House Bill...
Legislative hypocrisy and deception – again
Thanks to our board member Dr. Tony Lux for writing this op ed. It has appeared in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, the Northwest Indiana Times and other newspapers around the state. When this was written (and that was just over two weeks ago), HB 1093 was thought...
HB 1005 headed to House Ways & Means – take action
URGENT: House Bill 1005 which expands the Indiana Choice Scholarship (voucher) program and creates Education "Scholarship" Accounts (also known as Education Savings Accounts or ESAs) passed out of the House Education Committee last week and is now headed to the House...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #350 – Shock and awe!
Dear Friends, Shock and awe! Public education in Indiana is truly under attack. In a late move that I did not hear about until this morning, the Senate Education Committee has also scheduled their version of the Education Savings Accounts bill to be heard on the same...
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...
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