Sine die – the session has ended

Sine die – the session has ended Sine Die. The session has ended.  We wonder, yet again, what it will take for Indiana’s citizens to see how the attack on public schools, the Common Good, will affect our children for decades to come. The supermajority will crow...

Vic’s Statehouse Notes #375 – Tremendous disappointments for traditional public schools

Vic’s Statehouse Notes #375 – Tremendous disappointments for traditional public schools Dear Friends, The final budget unveiled Wednesday carries bad news for public education in Indiana. It adds 6% in the first year and only 2% in the second year for...

Suckerpunched! A horrible day for Indiana K-12 public education with losses across the board

Suckerpunched! A horrible day for Indiana K-12 public education with losses across the board NOW IS THE FINAL TIME TO CALL ALL INDIANA LEGISLATORS: Senators: (800) 382-9467 House Democrats:  (800) 382-9842 House Republicans(800) 382-9841 As we always say, a budget...

Budget reflects priorities – leaky bucket of school funding

Budget reflects priorities – leaky bucket of school funding It’s another budget session–one where we get to see the priorities of Indiana’s legislature. We see already that charters and vouchers will likely wind up as winners. In fact, of the new...

2023 Legislative Update – The Sucker Punch

2023 Legislative Update – The Sucker Punch 2023 Legislative Update  We’re well into the 2023 legislative session, and some of us are asking:  Do our legislators understand that public schools* are essential infrastructure in communities across Indiana—rural,...

ICPE’s All-Member Meeting: They’re Coming for Your School District

ICPE’s All-Member Meeting: They’re Coming for Your School District On Saturday August 20th we held our annual all-member meeting in Washington Township. It was a jam-packed agenda full of information to digest–some of which made many of us nauseous! We had...

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