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.
🚨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,...
Legislative Alert: HB 1002 Amendment #32 – Children don’t learn in a vacuum
CHILDREN DON'T LEARN IN A VACUUM Amendment 32 to HB 1002 would drop the requirement that teachers be trained in social emotional learning, cultural competency, and trauma-informed care. The amendment also removes the evaluation of “social, emotional, and behavioral...
Legislative Alert: SB 287 – Keep up pressure on partisan school boards bill
This bill to make school boards partisan may go up for a full House vote on Monday March 31st at 1:30p EST. Reach out to your State Representative and tell them why we don’t need partisan school board elections. Indiana Coalition for Public Education is against the...
Community Conversation in Indianapolis: Fund our Neighborhood Public Schools
On Tuesday March 11th, the Indiana Coalition for Public Education was invited to join an excellent panel of educators and legislators to discuss current legislation affecting the funding of public schools. As president of ICPE, my husband and I attended this important...
Legislative Alert: SB 1 (Amended) – School Funding Cuts
SB 1 School funding cuts. We understand that property taxes are overly burdensome to many vulnerable Hoosier taxpayers and they need relief. However, public schools are essential to the economic health of the community and must be funded. We call upon the legislature...
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