by ICPE | Feb 16, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Legislative Priorities, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
Leaky bucket: legislature diverts K-12 tuition support funding from public schools Do you ever wonder how legislators can brag about “historic” increases in the education budget, yet public schools’ funding increases barely keep up with inflation? It’s because so much...
by ICPE | Feb 16, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rally 2021 (online), School Funding, Special Education, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
ICASE – “Significant risk of harming students with disabilities” Many thanks to Jenny Smithson, Governmental Affairs Co-chair for ICASE (Indiana Council of Administrators for Special Education) for presenting during ICPE’s special Presidents...
by ICPE | Feb 15, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rally 2021 (online), School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
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...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Feb 14, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rural Schools, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
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...
by Dr. Suellen Reed, Glenda Ritz and Dr. Jennifer McCormick | Feb 13, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Education Savings Accounts, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rural Schools, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
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...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Feb 8, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
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...
