by ICPE | Jan 17, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2025
Legislative Alert: HB 1002 – Various Education Matters & Deregulation Concerns Here are our specific concerns with HB 1002: 1. We oppose the watering down of requirements for the Secretary of Education. (Sect 13 of the bill, page 38) This position must have...
by ICPE | Jan 16, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2025
Legislative Alert: SB 320 – A very good bill SB 320 Choice Scholarships ICPE believes that if you take public funds you should have to play by the same rules as public schools.Voucher schools do not have to show us where the money goes, and they do not have to...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 15, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #391 – HB 1136 is a terrible bill Dear Friends, Legislators who brought us school choice now propose to remove an important school choice for parents. House Bill 1136 is the UNCHOICE for parents. A long term goal of those who oppose...
by Dr. Vic Smith, Co-founder and Board Member ICPE | Feb 29, 2024 | 2024 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #384 – A new and negative precedent Dear Friends, A new and negative precedent was set today in the slow dismantlement of public education in Indiana. This morning the Senate Appropriations Committee approved HB 1001 which gives...
by Vic Smith, Co-Founder ICPE | Feb 12, 2024 | 2024 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Get Involved, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Day of Action, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #378 – A radical experiment Dear Friends, Please join us for a DAY OF ACTION AT THE STATEHOUSE ON PRESIDENTS DAY HERE’S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW:...
by ICPE | Feb 6, 2024 | 2024 Legislative Session, Accountability, Charter Schools, Day of Action 2024, Education Savings Accounts, Get Involved, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Public Schools Unite Us, Rural Schools, School Funding, Special Events, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools, Vouchers
ICPE Statehouse Day of Action: Unite for Our Public Schools Mark your calendars for Presidents’ Day on Monday, February 19th and bring your friends and family to ICPE’s Day of Action. This legislative session has been a scary preview of what is to come next year when...