by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Apr 7, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts - 2025
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...
by Dr. Vic Smith, ICPE Co-Founder & Board Member | Mar 28, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, School Funding, State Budget, Statehouse Notes, Vouchers
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #394 – Legislative Alert: Taxation Without Representation & Calls To Action Dear Friends, NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION! Many people don’t realize that school board members at charter schools are not elected by voters, but...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Mar 28, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Legislative Priorities, SEL
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...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Mar 28, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Partisan School Boards
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...
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...
