by Marilyn Shank | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Privatization, School 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...
by Marilyn Shank | Feb 29, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Privatization, School Funding
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...
by Vic Smith | Feb 26, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Privatization, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
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...
by Shelley Clark | Feb 26, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Rally 2020, Student Voices
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...
by Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer | Feb 23, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, iLearn, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Privatization, Rally 2020, Rural Schools, School Funding, Standardized Testing, Teacher Pay, Urban Schools
“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,...
by Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer | Feb 2, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Privatization, School Funding, Teacher Pay
Welcome to ICPE I am thrilled to be the new president of the bipartisan Indiana Coalition for Public Education, joining so many amazing public education advocates who have a wealth of experience and knowledge. Staying true to our bipartisan message, our board is...
