by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Apr 28, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Special Events
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...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Apr 13, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Legislative Priorities
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,...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Apr 11, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Legislative Priorities, School Funding, State Budget
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...
by Dr. Tony Lux, ICPE Board Member | Apr 7, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature
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...
by Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer, ICPE President | Mar 15, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, IPS, Privatization, School Funding, Urban Schools
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...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Mar 11, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Property Taxes
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...
