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 | Nov 17, 2020 | 2021 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Priorities
ICPE Releases 2021 Legislative Priorities Now more than ever, we call upon the Indiana General Assembly to lean in and support our public schools. This pandemic has revealed how much our communities rely on public schools for not only education, but for food, physical...
by ICPE | Oct 25, 2020 | #VotePublicEd, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, IPS, Privatization, Urban Schools
Out-of-state education reform money floods into Indiana communities RISE Indy PAC Purpose: “Electing candidates for Indianapolis School Board, City Council, and the Indiana General Assembly who have a kids first agenda in education policy.” Hoosiers for Great Public...
by Vic Smith | Mar 9, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Privatization, Rural Schools, School Funding, Statehouse Notes, Urban Schools
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #345 Dear Friends, Are you still riled up about the end-of-session legislative sneak attack to divert property tax referendum money from traditional public schools to charter schools? Please contact legislators in the next 24 hours about...
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 Marilyn Shank | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Privatization, School Funding
ACT NOW ON HB 1065 AMENDMENT #6 Act now to get Amendment 6 removed from House Bill 1065 Rep. Jeff Thompson filed his dissent to House Bill 1065 as amended, which now includes Amendment 6 allowing public schools to share referendum money with charter schools. The...