by ICPE | Feb 12, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Day of Action 2023, Get Involved, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Rally 2023
Meet us at the Statehouse Presidents Day! Do you remember your first rally or day of action at the Statehouse to support your public schools? Or maybe next Monday will be your first Statehouse experience. There is so much energy when we are all there together. You...
by Dr. Vic Smith, Founder & Board Member, ICPE | Jan 27, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Partisan School Boards, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #371 – Partisan School Boards Breaking long Hoosier traditions, Senate Bill 188 would change school boards from non-partisan to partisan. It’s time to contact Senators before the bill is heard on Monday to express your strong...
by Dr. Vic Smith, Founder & Board Member, ICPE | Jan 27, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #370 – A radical plan Dear Friends, The Indiana Senate Education Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would freeze out community members, taxpayers and even state leaders from any influence over what the students of Indiana...
by Marilyn Shank, APR; ICPE Vice President | Jan 25, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, Vouchers
Oppose SB 305 – In support of standards After graduating from Arsenal Technical High School and earning an electrical engineering degree from Purdue, my dad started a business in 1959 to calibrate equipment to verify that the equipment met standards established...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 23, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #369 – Threat to existence of public education Dear Friends, We have until Wednesday, January 25, to convince Senate Education Committee members that Senate Bill 305 would fatally wound public education. The Threat to the Existence...
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...
