by Dr. Vic Smith | Apr 20, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #374 – Education budget analysis Dear Friends, The Indiana Senate, led by Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Ryan Mishler, unveiled its proposed budget on April 13 and passed it on April 18, by a vote of 40-10. The Senate budget...
by Marilyn Shank, ICPE Vice President | Mar 15, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Rural Schools, School Funding, State Budget, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools, Vouchers
It’s all just numbers until it’s your school district’s funding Although the “average” public school funding increase in the Republican version of the budget being discussed tomorrow (March 16) is 5%, the increased funding for Fiscal Year 2024 can be anywhere between...
by ICPE | Mar 12, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Indiana's Choice Documentary, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Vouchers
Tell Indiana legislators – It makes no sense The Indiana legislature is prepared to increase spending on private school vouchers by 70% ($1.1 billion) compared to a mere 5% increase for traditional public schools. Nearly 90% of Hoosier kids attend public...
by ICPE | Mar 10, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rural Schools, School Funding, Special Education, State Budget, Urban Schools, Vouchers
Speak Out at the Statehouse: Prioritize Public School Kids Come to the Statehouse to speak up for our public schools next Thursday, March 16th. Plan to arrive by 10am. The School Funding Subcommittee begins immediately following the session that morning, but we have...
by ICPE | Mar 3, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
Budget reflects priorities – leaky bucket of school funding It’s another budget session–one where we get to see the priorities of Indiana’s legislature. We see already that charters and vouchers will likely wind up as winners. In fact, of the new...
by Keri Miksza & Jenny Robinson of ICPE Monroe County | Feb 22, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Education Savings Accounts, Get Involved, ICPE - Monroe County, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rural Schools, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
2023 Legislative Update – The Sucker Punch 2023 Legislative Update We’re well into the 2023 legislative session, and some of us are asking: Do our legislators understand that public schools* are essential infrastructure in communities across Indiana—rural,...
