ICPE - State Legislative Positions

Below are the positions of Indiana Coalition for Public Education per the education bills under review during the 2017 Indiana legislative session. ICPE urges supporters of public education to call, phone, and meet face-to-face with their state legislators and voice their support of these positions. Stay tuned for calls to actions posted via email and our Facebook page. 

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• ICPE supports a strong annual funding increase of at least 3% in tuition support for Indiana’s public schools.

 

• ICPE opposes legislation that would remove caps on vouchers or expand voucher eligibility.

 

• ICPE opposes Education Savings Accounts, a concept that would reverse academic and financial accountability to taxpayers.

 

• ICPE supports tax credits for public school families for textbooks and related education expenses.

 

• ICPE opposes legislation that would expand tax credits for private school parents, home school families, or contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGO). 

 

• ICPE supports parental choice regarding the right to opt their children out of excessive standardized testing without harming their student or their school.

 

• ICPE supports legislation and policies that promote transparency in the budget regarding Scholarship Granting Organizations and how tax dollars are being used in voucher and charter schools.

•  ICPE supports keeping the State Superintendent as a position elected by the voters in order to maintain the priority on public education established in the 1851 Constitution.