by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Apr 15, 2026 | #VotePublicEd, Get Involved, Referendums, Rural Schools, School Funding, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools
ICPE Online Event: The Referendum Wave Is Coming – What Communities Need To Know It has been stated that an estimated 100 or more school districts will have a referendum on the ballot this fall—a stunning number. As communities fight to provide students with the...
by Indiana Coalition for Public Education | Feb 18, 2026 | 2026 Legislative Session, Accountability, Charter Schools, Get Involved, Indiana Legislature, Innovation Schools, IPS, Legislative Alerts, Legislative Alerts - 2026, Legislative Priorities, Privatization, Property Taxes, Referendums, Rural Schools, School Funding, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools
ICPE Action Party #4 – Rapid Response Advocacy Dear Public Education Advocates and Members of ICPE, Monday’s ICPE Virtual Statehouse Day was a resounding success! We had over 50 people registered, most of whom used their lunch hours to fight to keep the...
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...
