John Elcesser breaks down the last week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

Every year our partners over at EdChoice produce an extremely comprehensive and helpful booklet with everything you need to know about school voice, voucher and SGO programs, Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs) and more, broken down by state. It’s the perfect piece of content to educate yourself on all the ins and outs of school choice […]

John Elcesser breaks down week 3 of the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

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 […]

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 […]

  Originally published February 22, 2018 by the Indianapolis Star.  Paige Moore knows what she wants. The 16-year-old Roncalli student wants to go to an Ivy League school after she finishes high school in two years, hence the advanced classes she takes at the private, Catholic college prep high school on Indianapolis’ south side. Like every […]

In May 2016, the Brookings Institute published an article by Mark Dynarski called “On negative effects of vouchers.” The article uses various pieces of research to examine how school choice affects students in Louisiana and Indiana. The article’s main premise is,

More information about the Choice Scholarship (Voucher) Program can be found on the website of the Indiana Department of Education.

The Constitution of the United States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution http://www.constitution.org/constit_.htm The National Motto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_national_motto The National Anthem http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/patriotic/anthemmid.htm http://www.usflag.org/the.national.anthem.html The Pledge of Allegiance http://www.wvsd.uscourts.gov/outreach/Pledge.htm The Constitution of the State of Indiana http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/inconst.html The Declaration of Independence http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/ http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DeclarInd.html The Mayflower Compact http://www.pilgrimhallmuseum.org/ap_mayflower_compact.htm http://www.allabouthistory.org/mayflower-compact.htm The Federalist Papers http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/ http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/FEDERAL/frame.html “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/singlehtml.htm http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/commonsense/text.html United […]

DOE Choice Scholarship (Voucher) Program Website http://www.doe.in.gov/choice 2013-14 Voucher Amounts by School Corporation http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/choice/fy14-tuition-adm-choice-awards.pdf 2013-14 Income Limits http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/choice/2013-06-14-revised-voucher-income-guidelines.pdf

Myth #1: Private school vouchers shift much-needed resources away from local public schools. Real world experience and empirical evidence from other states shows that communities with school choice programs have seen per-pupil public school funding rise. The truth is that when students leave public schools using voucher programs, they free up more money for the students […]

Over the past few weeks, there have been numerous questions about the lottery process requirement associated with the Choice Scholarship Program. Based on conversations with our School Choice partners and the DOE, we are providing the following guidance. It is our feeling that this area could face significant scrutiny as the program moves forward. Hence […]

More information about the Scholarship Tax Credit Program can be found on the website of the Indiana Department of Education.

As Enacted Chapter 30.5. School Scholarship Tax Credit Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “credit” refers to a credit granted under this chapter. Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “pass through entity” has the meaning set forth in IC 6-3-1-35. Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, “scholarship granting organization” refers to an organization […]

The purpose of the Indiana School Scholarship Tax Credit (STC) program is to help low and middle income families access the private or public school of their choice. To provide an incentive to greater charitable giving, the program features a state tax credit. The STC program will provide a 50% state tax credit for contributions made […]

Indiana Choice Scholarship Program Providing educational options and opportunities for thousands of Indiana families. The Indiana Choice Scholarship Program, enacted in May of 2011, provides scholarships to attend a school of choice, to lower income Indiana families. In conjunction with the Indiana Scholarship Tax Credit Program, these programs offer the opportunity for Indiana families to […]

Indiana Scholarship Tax Credit Program Providing educational options and opportunities for thousands of Indiana families. The Indiana Scholarship Tax Credit Program was enacted in 2009, but has been expanded as part of the 2011 Choice Bill. In conjunction with the Choice Scholarship Program these programs offer the opportunity for Indiana families to choose the school […]

INPEA Position Statement Educational choice programs must respect the integrity and identity of non-public schools. Participation in such programs should not result in a sacrifice of their educational mission, philosophy, creed or governance. INPEA supports the natural and constitutional right of parents to choose the school that they believe is best suited to meet the […]