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 7, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Vouchers
Defend your public schools At the half-way point Did you feel the collective sigh last week? It was every legislator, every staff member, and every citizen who cares about public education and has been following bills before the Indiana General Assembly. The session...
by ICPE | Feb 22, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Billion Dollar Bake Sale, Day of Action 2023, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rally 2023, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
“Indiana’s Billion Dollar Bake Sale” During ICPE’s Day of Action at the Statehouse held on February 20, 2023 (Presidents’ Day), we hosted a mock bake sale to illustrate that no amount of fundraising can make up for the losses to public...
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,...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Feb 16, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Day of Action 2023, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Education Savings Accounts, Get Involved, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Partisan School Boards, Privatization, Rally 2023, School Funding, Special Events, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #372 Dear Friends, Are extremist neo-Nazi parents going to teach hate to their students in Indiana home schools funded by you, the taxpayer? Senate Bill 305 would allow every parent (there are no funding limits in the current bill) to sign...
