Blog & Statehouse Notes
This space serves as vital resource for those who are dedicated to preserving and enhancing public education in Indiana. Through insightful articles, updates, and analysis, ICPE provides timely information on legislative actions, policy changes, and advocacy efforts impacting Indiana’s public education system. We strive to empower stakeholders with the knowledge and tools necessary to support and defend public education.
A Budget Solution the General Assembly Ignored
This past legislative session, Hoosiers discovered that our state is facing a budget shortfall of $2.4 billion over the next three years. This is less than ideal, especially coming on the heels of changes to our tax system that will strain budgets for public services...
MAY DAY! ICPE Post-Session Review: What Happened
If you missed our post-session review via the Zoom webinar we held on May 1st with our president, Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer, and our lobbyist and general counsel, Joel Hand, you can watch it back here. The slide presentation from the event is here. Our follow-up summary to...
Event: ICPE’s Post-Session Legislative Review – Joel Hand
Join ICPE and our lobbyist Joel Hand on Thursday, May 1 at 6:30pm for a post-Session review of the PreK-12 education bills that progressed through the Indiana Statehouse. We will break down what it all means and talk about next steps. The issues we will touch on...
🚨Urgent Legislative Alert: HB 1002 – Deregulation gone too far
Speak up for our kids and public education. Keep calling. House Bill 1002 is going to the conference committee on Monday 4/21 at 9:00am. HB 1002 is a deregulation bill that goes too far. Please write your emails and make calls on this bill before it's too late. Do...
🚨URGENT Legislative Alert: HB 1001 – Keep up the pressure for a budget that supports public schools
KEEP UP THE PRESSURE FOR A BUDGET THAT SUPPORTS OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS We are speeding toward the finish line. Our work is not yet done–we need you to keep going. The good news is that the Senate came back with their version of the budget (House Bill 1001) leaving out...
Keep Defending Your Public Schools
Dear Friends, Bad bills continue to move through the legislature this week that seriously threaten our public schools. The last day for Third Reading on bills is Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Conference committees begin on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Anticipated sine die...
Legislative Alert: HB 1001 – Thank Senate Appropriations
This bill is not yet final. It is going to the full Senate next week and then back to the House. But progress in favor of traditional public schools happened in Senate Appropriations this week. In the realm of public school advocacy, it is both powerful and necessary...
Legislative Alert: SB 1 Amended – Devastating Consequences for Public Schools
SB 1 Various property tax reform bills floated this session have been rolled into one bill—SB 1. This bill threatens to harm, even cripple, many vital public services like libraries and fire departments in our Hoosier communities. Our immediate focus is on the...
*UPDATE* Legislative Alert: SB 373 Amendments #9 & #13 – No taxation without representation
UPDATED to add Amendment #13 which ALSO brings back HB 1505 language - 4/8/25 This egregious amendment (blindsiding the general public) was posted the afternoon before being heard on Wednesday, March 26, in the House Education Committee. Targeting IPS yet again, it...
Dr. Tony Lux: Defamation of DEI – A Personal and Communal Affront
Watch Tony's video on DEI In schools and read his essay below, which was also published in the Chicago Tribune on 2/8/25. As the Superintendent of Merrillville Community Schools from 1994-2013, I take the attack on, and defamation of, DEI (Diversity, Equity and...
ICPE Statehouse Notes – Defend Your Public Schools
Dear Friends, There are urgent bills moving through the legislature this week that threaten our public schools. Here are just a few happening this week that need your attention. It’s time to stand up for the teachers, students, and communities that rely on strong,...
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #394 – Legislative Alert: Taxation Without Representation & Calls To Action
Dear Friends, NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION! Many people don’t realize that school board members at charter schools are not elected by voters, but instead are appointed by charter school leaders. They are hand-picked. It’s not democracy. There are no...
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