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The First- Ever ICPE General Membership Meeting
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (September 25, 2011) – The First- Ever ICPE (Indiana Coalition for Public Education) General Membership Meeting took place Saturday, September 24 at the MSD Washington Twp. Community and Education Center at 86th Street & Woodfield Crossing Blvd., Indianapolis, IN.
Panelists included:
State Sen. Tim Skinner, Terre Haute
Eugene White, Supt., Indianapolis Public Schools
Karen Francisco, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
Ed Eiler, Supt., Lafayette Schools
Joel Hand, ICPE Attorney
ISTA representative re: the voucher lawsuit
Nikki Woodson, Host Supt, Washington Township
Vic Smith, ICPE Board Member, Panel Moderator
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
For more information, visit http://www.icpe2011.com or email icpe2011@comcast.net
