Welcome to the ICPE website

The ICPE is a new, bi-partisan non-profit organization. Its mission is to focus public tax dollars on the K-12 education of public school students by opposing legislation in the Indiana General Assembly that would:

• fund private school vouchers
• expand private school tax credits
• privatize charter schools by allowing private colleges and agencies to be authorizers
• put for-profit managers in place to take a profit from operating public schools
• privatize public schools through any other means

The 2013 legislative session has ended

The sweeping voucher expansion bill passed.  But there are legislators who deserve our thanks for hanging in there.  See the Vic's Statehouse Notes section of this website for details.

Links to legislators' emails are below.


Education Week on April 22 explores how much private companies are spending to influence education policy.  Read it here.


Photos of our rally signs are still appearing in news stories, including the April 21 Indianapolis Star opinion page.

 

Despite that disappointment, we had a great rally March 19 to say "yes" to public education and "no" to voucher expansion.



ONLINE PAYMENT NOW AVAILABLE

If you haven't joined ICPE (or renewed your membership), we now have an online payment option through PayPal.  Check it out in the Join ICPE section of this website.

For all of you who requested a copy of Dr. Ed Eiler's presentation from the July 28 meeting it is now available here.

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Education in Indiana has been steadily improving for 22 years.  See the updated report in the Good News about Schools section of this website.
 
We filed an Amicus Brief in the Indiana Voucher Lawsuit.  To read the Amicus Curia Brief read here or to read the Briefs of Appellants read here.

KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON -- AND HOW TO CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS

Indiana General Assembly

Contact your state legislators