by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 23, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, State Budget, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #362 Dear Friends, The Indiana Treasurer’s office is building an online portal that could be used to dismantle public education in Indiana. Now the Treasurer wants more money to build it and maintain it. This move should be resisted by all...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 17, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #360 Dear Friends on MLK Day, HB 1134 and SB 167 are nearly identical bills. In actions last week, HB 1134 has advanced out of committee by a vote of 8-5 and now goes to the House floor. SB 167 was removed from Wednesday’s Senate Education...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 9, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #359 Dear Friends, In a stunning break with Hoosier tradition, House Bill 1182 would change school boards from non-partisan to partisan. It’s time to contact your legislators before the bill is heard on Tuesday to express your strong...
by ICPE | May 20, 2021 | Charter Schools, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Vouchers, Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door
Wolf at the “Hoosier” Schoolhouse Door Zoom link Join us for an evening with authors and education policy experts, Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider, for a discussion on how their book, A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door, applies to Indiana. From New...
by ICPE | May 18, 2021 | Charter Schools, Education Savings Accounts, ICPE - Monroe County, Indiana Legislature, Indiana's Choice Documentary, Innovation Schools, Privatization, Vouchers
Indiana’s Choice – Film Panel Discussion Join us for an evening discussing the documentary, “Indiana’s Choice,” with individuals involved in the making of the film. Indiana’s Choice is a documentary that demonstrates how school...
by ICPE | Apr 26, 2021 | 2021 Legislative Session, Bloomington, Central Indiana, Charter Schools, ICPE - Monroe County, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, IPS, Privatization, Urban Schools
ICPE Monroe County: Are Indiana Legislators and IPS School Board Owned by Out-of-State Billionaires? Want to understand why Indiana legislators pushed unpopular school privatization this session? Check out the latest blog post from our friends at ICPE Monroe County,...
