by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Feb 14, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025, SGO
Legislative Alert: HB 1326 – Teaching and Student Scholarships AND ECCA (Federal SGO) HB 1326 STUDENT AND TEACHING SCHOLARSHIPS and ECCA Scholarships from scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) are a pre-tax voucher. They have been around for as long as...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Feb 13, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Property Taxes
Legislative Alert: Local Government Services Cuts – “Shot to the Heart” SB 1, SB 443, SB 518 School funding is complicated and understanding taxes is mind-numbing. No one likes to pay taxes. But our communities greatly benefit from the services that come out of...
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 Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Jan 31, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Partisan School Boards
Legislative Alert: HB 1230 – Partisan School Boards Scroll down for updated calls to action KEEP POLITICS OUT OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE Two years ago, our ICPE co- founder and author of Vic’s Statehouse Notes, Dr. Vic Smith, wrote about similar bills: “Making...
