by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Feb 13, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Property Taxes
*UPDATE*Legislative Alert: SB 1 & SB 518 – Local Government Services Cuts – “Shot to the Heart” SB 1, SB 443, SB 518 UPDATED 3/3/25 (scroll down to “What To Do”) School funding is complicated and understanding taxes is mind-numbing. No one...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Feb 9, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025
Legislative Alert: HB 1501 – Facilities and transportation pilot programs HB1501: Facilities and transportation pilot programs. HB 1501 is authored by Representative Bob Behning. This bill echoes intentions in HB 1136 as it requires the same 5 districts to...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Feb 9, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025
Legislative Alert: SB 257 – Civics Education SB 257 is authored by Senator Spencer Deery. It would require teachers to base history or social studies instruction on the principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution of...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Feb 5, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025
Legislative Alert: SB 289 – Nondiscrimination in employment and education After holding this bill back, likely due to the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus’ Unity Rally that occurred in the Statehouse at the same time as Governor Braun’s State of the State...
by Dr. Vic Smith, ICPE Co-Founder & Board Member | Feb 1, 2025 | Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #392 – HB 1002 deserves your urgent attention Dear Friends, House Bill 1002 would lower the standards for the Indiana Secretary of Education. It would remove all requirements now in law and let the Governor appoint non-educators and...
