January 24, 2025

2025 Catholic Schools Week Supplement

Ways to show support for universal school choice in Indiana

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The Indiana General Assembly is considering removing all income restrictions from the state school voucher program and making educational choice universal in the state.

The Indiana Non-Public Educational Association (INPEA) recommends the following actions for people to let legislators know of their support for this legislation that will bring the voucher program “across the finish line,” according to the INPEA’s executive director, John Elcesser:
 

—Follow the Indiana Non-Public Education Association on Facebook and X and sign up to receive INPEA’s newsletters with updates throughout the legislative session.
 

—Send an e-mail, note or letter in support of universal choice to your legislators. Handwritten notes are especially effective. Visit INPEA’s Legislative Action Center at bit.ly/INPEALegislativeActionCenter for contact information.
 

—Record a video telling legislators how school choice has impacted your family and how universal choice would be beneficial. You can share this video on social media or send it via e-mail to your legislators.
 

—Be willing to testify at the Statehouse in support of universal choice. For more information, reach out to Andrea Anderson, INPEA’s communications and member relations director, at aanderson@inpea.org.
 

—Respond to INPEA’s legislative action alerts throughout the legislative session. This information will be shared via e-mail and on social media. †

 

Related: School choice advocates seek to get voucher program ‘across the finish line’ | A tax-friendly way to help families receive a Catholic education
 

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