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 | Jan 27, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Get Involved, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Teacher Pay, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #348 Dear Friends, Heads up! Public education is under the most serious attack ever seen in Indiana. Will you help defend it as you have for the last decade? Taking advantage of the pandemic and reduced citizen access to the Statehouse,...
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,...
by Vic Smith | Feb 11, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Rally 2020, Statehouse Notes, Teacher Pay
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #342 In This Issue: Rally at the Statehouse on Presidents’ Day 2/17 at 2pm Renewed Attacks on Public Education Growing List of Event Partners & Speakers for Rally Dear Friends, Here is your chance to stand up for public...
by Vic Smith | Feb 5, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Statehouse Notes, Teacher Pay
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #341 In This Issue: Teacher pay: Are they listening? Four theories on why Gov. Holcomb, Speaker Bosma and Republican Leadership team decided to ignore teachers’ pleas after the largest education rally the statehouse has ever seen. Two things you...
