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...
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
*UPDATE*Legislative Alert: SB 1 & SB 518 – Local Government Services Cuts – “Shot to the Heart” SB 1, SB 443, SB 518 UPDATED 3/3/25 (scroll down to “What To Do”) School funding is complicated and understanding taxes is mind-numbing. No one...
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...
