by Dr. Vic Smith | Feb 14, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rural Schools, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #352 – President’s Day Public Education Zoom Webinar Dear Friends, Weather Alert: Join in on the Public Education Zoom webinar tomorrow Feb. 15th at 3PM! A small President’s Day event had been planned in the Statehouse to meet Covid...
by Dr. Suellen Reed, Glenda Ritz and Dr. Jennifer McCormick | Feb 13, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Education Savings Accounts, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Rural Schools, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
Three former top Indiana education leaders sign letter opposing education scholarship accounts and voucher expansion An Opposition Letter from Public School Supporters to Members of the Indiana General Assembly and Governor Holcomb In support of the 94% of Indiana...
by Vic Smith | Mar 9, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Privatization, Rural Schools, School Funding, Statehouse Notes, Urban Schools
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #345 Dear Friends, Are you still riled up about the end-of-session legislative sneak attack to divert property tax referendum money from traditional public schools to charter schools? Please contact legislators in the next 24 hours about...
by Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer | Feb 23, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, iLearn, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Privatization, Rally 2020, Rural Schools, School Funding, Standardized Testing, Teacher Pay, Urban Schools
“Hold Harmless?” Let’s Talk About Harm Last November, tens of thousands of us stood outside this statehouse with our signs and our songs, chanting “Red for Ed!” We stood alongside teachers from all across the state—but also alongside parents,...