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 Dr. Vic Smith | Dec 19, 2020 | 2021 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #347 – Sound the alarm Dear Friends, Sound the alarm! We don’t need a new legislative crisis during this horrendous pandemic. Word from the Statehouse is that the Republican supermajority plans to give public tax money to upper...
by ICPE | Sep 30, 2020 | Charter Schools, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Innovation Schools, IPS, Privatization, Vouchers
Backpack Full Of Cash panel discussion with Dr. McCormick ICPE hosted a discussion on school privatization and the impact to our public schools using the film Backpack Full of Cash as the backdrop. Many thanks to our panel participants: Dr. Jennifer McCormick,...
by Vic Smith | Mar 7, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Privatization, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #344 FollowFollowFollowFollow Dear Friends, Your help is needed this weekend on two issues. Please contact legislators on two Conference Committees before 9am this Monday morning (March 9). ISSUE 1: DIVERTING PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM...
by Vic Smith | Feb 26, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Privatization, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #343 In This Issue: Astounding Scandal Rocks Statehouse Fraud in Two Virtual Charter Schools Powerful Senator As Paid Consultant CALL TO ACTION Dear Friends, An astounding scandal is rocking the Statehouse in the closing weeks of the short...
