by Dr. Vic Smith, ICPE Co-founder Board Member | Feb 4, 2026 | 2026 Legislative Session, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, IPS, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2026, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Property Taxes, Referendums, School Funding, Statehouse Notes, Urban Schools
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #397 – Erosion of local control and democracy Dear Friends, Democracy is eroding around the world. Now, democracy is on the ropes in my own school district, the Indianapolis Public Schools. My vote for IPS school board members would...
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 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 | Feb 19, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Session, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Property Taxes, Rural Schools, School Funding, Special Education, Special Events, Suburban Schools, Teacher Pay, Urban Schools, Vouchers
Event: ICPE’s Mid Session Legislative Update – Joel Hand Join ICPE and our lobbyist Joel Hand for a mid-Session review the PreK-12 education bills that are moving at the Indiana Statehouse. Meeting is on Zoom. Register to have the link emailed to you....
by ICPE | Feb 6, 2024 | 2024 Legislative Session, Accountability, Charter Schools, Day of Action 2024, Education Savings Accounts, Get Involved, ICPE News, Indiana Legislature, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Public Schools Unite Us, Rural Schools, School Funding, Special Events, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools, Vouchers
ICPE Statehouse Day of Action: Unite for Our Public Schools Mark your calendars for Presidents’ Day on Monday, February 19th and bring your friends and family to ICPE’s Day of Action. This legislative session has been a scary preview of what is to come next year when...
