by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Jun 3, 2025 | Property Taxes, Referendums, Rural Schools, School Funding, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools
Public Schools Fighting to Stay Afloat: Referendums Lost in the education news at the end of a rough and exhausting legislative session, were 5 operating and 2 construction referendums on the ballot in their respective communities across Indiana. Context is...
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 17, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Legislative Priorities, School Funding, State Budget
🚨URGENT Legislative Alert: HB 1001 – Keep up the pressure for a budget that supports public schools KEEP UP THE PRESSURE FOR A BUDGET THAT SUPPORTS OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS We are speeding toward the finish line. Our work is not yet done–we need you to keep going. ...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Apr 11, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, ICPE News, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2025, Legislative Priorities, School Funding, State Budget
Legislative Alert: HB 1001 – Thank Senate Appropriations This bill is not yet final. It is going to the full Senate next week and then back to the House. But progress in favor of traditional public schools happened in Senate Appropriations this week. In the...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Apr 8, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Legislative Alerts - 2025, School Funding
Legislative Alert: SB 1 Amended – Devastating Consequences for Public Schools SB 1 Various property tax reform bills floated this session have been rolled into one bill—SB 1. This bill threatens to harm, even cripple, many vital public services like libraries...
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...
