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...
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 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...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Feb 12, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #364 – HB 1134 Dear Friends, Thank you for your notes and messages to lawmakers! They have helped kill House Bill 1182 that would have made school boards partisan. This is significant! Your grassroots efforts make a tremendous...
