Blog & Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #367
Dear Friends, The threat to public education by Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) is clear. ESAs could be expanded to all students in the upcoming session of the Indiana General Assembly. Before the election, ask every candidate for the Indiana House or the...
They’re coming for your district: now what?
As a follow up to the information shared at our annual meeting, we will host an online training webinar for public education advocates on Wednesday, September 28th at 7pm. Register in advance here for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation...
South Bend Event: Consequences of School Choice
On Thursday, September 8th at 7pm, ICPE Board Member and Former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, will be representing ICPE at a meeting we are co-sponsoring on Zoom with our public education advocate friends in South Bend. Rep....
ICPE’s All-Member Meeting: They’re Coming for Your School District
On Saturday August 20th we held our annual all-member meeting in Washington Township. It was a jam-packed agenda full of information to digest–some of which made many of us nauseous! We had around 50 people attend in person, and somewhere near 30 who were online via...
ICPE Annual Meeting – This Weekend!
What: ICPE Annual Meeting When: August 20, 2022 from 2pm - 4pm Where: H. Dean Evans Community and Education Center 8550 Woodfield Crossing Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46240 (Note: the building is under construction, but open for use) OR, if you can't make it, you can also...
Joel Hand – Special Session Testimony on SB 3
Joel Hand's Testimony on SB 3 (Tax & Fiscal Matters) to Senate Appropriations Committee on July 26, 2022. Good afternoon, Chairman Mishler and members of the Committee. My name is Joel Hand and I represent the Indiana Coalition for Public Education, a grassroots...
The downsides of Education Scholarship Accounts for children with special needs
The downsides of Education Scholarship Accounts for children with special needs Yes, there is an additional option for Hoosier parents to choose and pay for special education services for their children. Starting July 1, the Indiana Education Scholarship Account (ESA)...
Public Schools Unite Us Yard Signs
The session has ended. Sine die! They tried to divide us. The Heritage Foundation, Koch Brothers money, ALEC, and other extremist organizations helped to fund this latest national effort couched as being anti- “CRT” (Critical Race Theory) or about “parent...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #366
Dear Friends, House Bill 1134 now threatens to make teachers fear inviting guest speakers to their classroom. This is the damaging curriculum bill that educators, the PTA and community groups have denounced vigorously. Last Wednesday it got worse: it now threatens to...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #365
Dear Friends, WTHR, Channel 13, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, reported that more than 200 people signed up to testify at the Wednesday February 16 hearing on the most contentious education bill this session, House Bill 1134. Senator Raatz, chair of the Senate...
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