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...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Jan 31, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Partisan School Boards
*UPDATE* Legislative Alert: SB 287 – Partisan School Boards UPDATE as of 3/3/25 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 school boards...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Jan 31, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025
Legislative Alert: SB 403 – Charter school requirements SB 403: Charter school requirements ICPE has consistently called for a moratorium on diverting public funds into private hands. Private voucher schools and public, privately-run charter schools lack the...
by ICPE | Jan 17, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025
Legislative Alert: HB 1136 – Dissolving School Districts – Politicians’ Choice HB 1136: Politicians’ Choice Despite the mantra of “parent choice,” this bill would potentially eliminate public school parents’ choice in the Indianapolis Public...
