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 #344
Dear Friends, Your help is needed this weekend on two issues. Please contact legislators on two Conference Committees before 9am this Monday morning (March 9). ISSUE 1: DIVERTING PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM MONEY TO CHARTER SCHOOLS It was a sneak attack against funding...
ACT NOW ON HB 1065 AMENDMENT #6
Act now to get Amendment 6 removed from House Bill 1065 Rep. Jeff Thompson filed his dissent to House Bill 1065 as amended, which now includes Amendment 6 allowing public schools to share referendum money with charter schools. The bill will go to conference...
Joint Call To Action – Require State Board of Accounts audits for state-funded schools
After $85 million of taxpayers’ money was wasted by operators and authorizers of Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy, it is obvious the limited protections and safeguards currently in place failed to protect Hoosier taxpayers. ICPE, AFT...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #343
In This Issue: Astounding Scandal Rocks Statehouse Fraud in Two Virtual Charter Schools Powerful Senator As Paid Consultant CALL TO ACTION Dear Friends, An astounding scandal is rocking the Statehouse in the closing weeks of the short session: Two virtual charter...
Student Voice: What We Need Is A Chance To Succeed
At last week’s rally, we had a great lineup of speakers. We were especially glad to hear directly from students who are the most affected by educational policy. Here is the text and video of the speech given by Miss Emony Calloway, a student who has been shuffled...
It’s Public Schools Week!
This week is Public Schools Week! Let’s celebrate the great things happening in our public schools Every. Single. Day. Ways you can participate and show your support: 1) Use the Public Schools Week profile frame on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profilepicframes...
“Hold Harmless?” Let’s Talk About Harm
Last November, tens of thousands of us stood outside this statehouse with our signs and our songs, chanting “Red for Ed!” We stood alongside teachers from all across the state—but also alongside parents, community members, grandparents and students, in a show of...
Action Alert – Call Or Email Before Monday Morning
ICPE urges you to contact members of the House Education Committee before 8:30 a.m. Monday. Ask them to support Senate Bill 319, because it eliminates the requirement that teachers obtain 15 professional growth points (PGPs) through an internship with a business. Ask...
CALLS TO ACTION
Good news: Governor Holcomb signed Senate Bill 2 into law last week. It’s known as the “hold harmless” bill and recognizes that the first two years of ILEARN test results for the 2018-19 school year and the 2019-20 school year should NOT be used to grade schools and...
Why we rally: Still red. Still for public ed.
ICPE organized its first rally at the Statehouse in 2013 – just two years after ICPE was founded. One public education friend recently told me her young daughter was in a photo from our first rally. That child is now in high school! I was no stranger to Statehouse...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #342
In This Issue: Rally at the Statehouse on Presidents' Day 2/17 at 2pm Renewed Attacks on Public Education Growing List of Event Partners & Speakers for Rally Dear Friends, Here is your chance to stand up for public education! Come to the Statehouse on Presidents’...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #341
In This Issue: Teacher pay: Are they listening? Four theories on why Gov. Holcomb, Speaker Bosma and Republican Leadership team decided to ignore teachers’ pleas after the largest education rally the statehouse has ever seen. Two things you can do: Come to our Rally...
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