by Dr. Vic Smith, Founder & Board Member, ICPE | Jan 27, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #370 – A radical plan Dear Friends, The Indiana Senate Education Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would freeze out community members, taxpayers and even state leaders from any influence over what the students of Indiana...
by Marilyn Shank, APR; ICPE Vice President | Jan 25, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, Vouchers
Oppose SB 305 – In support of standards After graduating from Arsenal Technical High School and earning an electrical engineering degree from Purdue, my dad started a business in 1959 to calibrate equipment to verify that the equipment met standards established...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 23, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #369 – Threat to existence of public education Dear Friends, We have until Wednesday, January 25, to convince Senate Education Committee members that Senate Bill 305 would fatally wound public education. The Threat to the Existence...
by ICPE | Aug 17, 2022 | #VotePublicEd, Annual Meeting, Charter Schools, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, Privatization, Rural Schools, School Funding, Teacher Pay, Urban Schools, Vouchers
ICPE Annual Meeting – This Weekend! What: ICPE Annual Meeting When: August 20, 2022 from 2pm – 4pm Where: H. Dean Evans Community and Education Center 8550 Woodfield Crossing Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46240 (Note: the building is under construction, but open...
by Dr. Vic Smith | Jan 25, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Session, Education Savings Accounts, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #363 Dear Friends, House Bill 1252 is a flawed plan for remediation and enrichment for students who performed poorly on ILEARN. How is it flawed? Here are ten flaws that need to be fixed on the House floor on second reading. House Bill...
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...
