by ICPE | Jan 17, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2025
Legislative Alert: HB 1002 – Various Education Matters & Deregulation Concerns UPDATE (as of 1/29/25): Thanks to your recent calls and emails on this bill, we are making it better. Language that is crossed out below has been amended out, but it is still...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 15, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2025, 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...
by ICPE | Jan 16, 2024 | 2024 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, School Funding
Retention of third graders based on IREAD-3 For a legislative session that the supermajority promised would be short and sweet – and non controversial – we are finding some bills quite sour and we must yet again prepare to battle for our kids and the...
