by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | May 5, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Get Involved, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Priorities, Partisan School Boards, Privatization, Property Taxes, Rural Schools, School Funding, Special Education, Special Events, State Budget, Teacher Pay, Urban Schools, Vouchers
MAY DAY! ICPE Post-Session Review: What Happened If you missed our post-session review via the Zoom webinar we held on May 1st with our president, Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer, and our lobbyist and general counsel, Joel Hand, you can watch it back here. The slide presentation...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Apr 8, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Privatization
*UPDATE* Legislative Alert: SB 373 Amendments #9 & #13 – No taxation without representation UPDATED to add Amendment #13 which ALSO brings back HB 1505 language – 4/8/25 This egregious amendment (blindsiding the general public) was posted the afternoon...
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 Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer, ICPE President | Mar 15, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, IPS, Privatization, School Funding, Urban Schools
Community Conversation in Indianapolis: Fund our Neighborhood Public Schools On Tuesday March 11th, the Indiana Coalition for Public Education was invited to join an excellent panel of educators and legislators to discuss current legislation affecting the funding 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 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...
