Families choose to send their children to non-public schools because of a myriad of reasons. Some choose faith-based schools for their practicing religion. Others choose independent college preparatory schools so their child can get into an elite post-secondary program. Many, however, choose a non-public school because their district school just wasn’t working for them. That’s […]

When Ernestina Cabral’s son, Alfredo, was old enough to start kindergarten, she enrolled him in their local public school in inner city South Bend, not giving it a second thought. “I didn’t have much money, so it wasn’t like I had any other option than the school down the road,” Cabral said. “But when Alfredo […]

“We can accomplish more together than we can apart.” It’s a slogan we use at Indiana Non-Public Education Association (INPEA) and something our executive director, John Elcesser, frequently proclaims. It’s why we were founded and how we’ve been able to help non-public schools come together to advocate for themselves around the state. A small group […]

This originally appeared as a “Letter to the Editor” in the Sunday edition of the Indianapolis Star. St. Roch Catholic School is an INPEA member school. — I am a single mother of three whose children attend St. Roch Catholic School on state vouchers (known as the Indiana Choice Scholarship program). I am troubled by […]