This post originally appeared in The Criterion on March 29, 2019. John Elcesser was a school superintendent in West Virginia on the day that changed everything. He doesn’t recall locked doors in his school facilities prior to April 20, 1999, and he certainly never dreamed of the need for active shooter drills. But the Columbine High […]

The following includes John Elcesser’s remarks at the NCEA Convention in April while accepting the Leonard F. DeFiore Parental Choice Advocate Award. If you know anything about school choice, you know its success is not contingent upon just one person or even a handful of people. It’s driven by a movement. I was blessed to […]

John Elcesser, executive director of the Indiana Non-Public Education Association, will be recognized with the Leonard F. DeFiore Parental Choice Advocate Award at the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Convention in April. This award honors a person or organization that has demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting full and fair parental choice in education. The right […]