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...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Mar 11, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Privatization
Legislative Alert: HB 1515 – Gift for the charter lobby HB1515 Pop up charters and siphoning funding and students — without any say from local authorities about whether it is appropriate or safe to do so. HB 1515 started as a pretty innocent neutral bill in...
by Dr. Vic Smith, ICPE Co-Founder & Board Member | Mar 11, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Statehouse Notes
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #393 – Legislative Alert: HB 1001 -Budget Analysis for K-12 Traditional Public Schools Dear Friends, The tuition support increase in Gov. Braun’s proposed budget (Jan. 16, 2025) is 2.0% in the first year and 2.0% in the second year...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Mar 11, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Partisan School Boards
*NEW* Legislative Alert: SB 287 – Partisan School Boards SB 287 “School Board Matters” This bill to make school boards partisan is up for Amend and Vote on Wednesday morning (March 12, 2025) in the House Elections and Apportionment Committee. Reach...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Mar 11, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025, State Budget
March 12 – Give Me Five Legislative Call Effort Tell Five Friends, Make Two Calls Time to go at it again! Just like last Wednesday, we are trying to “break the switchboard,” overwhelming the supermajority with people pressure at a critical spot. And...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Mar 4, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Property Taxes, School Funding, State Budget
March 5 – Five Friends Public Education Call for Action Day! How would you like to cause good trouble at the Statehouse and shut down the phone lines? Participate in a Public Education Call for Action Day! WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 – 9am-12pm Some amazing...