by Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer | Aug 26, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Annual Meeting, Charter Schools, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Education Savings Accounts, Get Involved, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Rural Schools, State Budget, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools, Vouchers
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...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Feb 27, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Statehouse Notes
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...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Feb 20, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Public Schools Unite Us, Rally 2022
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....
by ICPE | Feb 20, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Get Involved, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Public Schools Unite Us, Public Schools Week 2022, Rally 2022, Special Events
Celebrate Public Schools Week 2022! What you can do to celebrate Public Schools Week Feb. 21-25, 2022 Monday, February 21 — Join us for ICPE’s Day of Action at the Statehouse. The program begins at 2 p.m. in the north atrium. Visit your legislators...
by ICPE | Feb 17, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Get Involved, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Public Schools Unite Us, Public Schools Week 2022, Rally 2022, Special Events
Public Schools Unite Us In these divisive times we need you to come together for our public schools. We’re taking a slightly different approach to our Statehouse event this year. What hasn’t changed: It’s on Presidents Day, (Monday, Feb. 21), with the program...
by ICPE | Feb 15, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Statehouse Notes
Amended HB 1134 Analysis Joel Hand’s analysis of HB 1134 with the proposed amendment as of Feb. 15, 2022 Overall, HB 1134 with the proposed amendment will remain a bad bill, but it is less bad than it was. What the amendment removes: The amendment strikes ALL of the...
