by Dr. Vic Smith, ICPE Co-Founder & Board Member | Mar 28, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #394 – Legislative Alert: Taxation Without Representation & Calls To Action Dear Friends, NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION! Many people don’t realize that school board members at charter schools are not elected by voters, but...
by Dr. Vic Smith, ICPE Co-Founder & Board Member | Mar 11, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #393 – Legislative Alert: HB 1001 -Budget Analysis for K-12 Traditional Public Schools Dear Friends, The tuition support increase in Gov. Braun’s proposed budget (Jan. 16, 2025) is 2.0% in the first year and 2.0% in the second year...
by Dr. Vic Smith, ICPE Co-Founder & Board Member | Feb 1, 2025 | Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #392 – HB 1002 deserves your urgent attention Dear Friends, House Bill 1002 would lower the standards for the Indiana Secretary of Education. It would remove all requirements now in law and let the Governor appoint non-educators and...
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, ICPE Founder and Board Member | Oct 23, 2024 | #VotePublicEd, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Education Savings Accounts, ICPE News, Privatization, School Funding, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #390 – Jennifer McCormick is the only candidate that will protect our public schools Dear Friends, There are three candidates for Governor in Indiana’s election on November 5th. Only one supports public education: Jennifer...
by Dr. Vic Smith, ICPE Founder and Board Member | Oct 16, 2024 | #VotePublicEd, Candidate Pledge, Indiana Legislature, Privatization, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #389 – Candidate Pledge Dear Friends, This election could determine the survival of public education in Indiana. The plan to give ESAs to all parents in a “universal voucher” system has already been presented by Senator Mishler. ...
