If approved, the bulk of the new funds will go toward educator and staff salaries at each school district over the next eight years.

The political arm of Indiana's largest teachers union, the Indiana State Teachers Association, is putting its resources behind Democrat Jennifer McCormick in the race for governor.

On the near east side of Indianapolis, Brookside School 54 students squared off in a competition against a chef on Thursday to see who could make the tastiest nutritious snack. It’s part of a partnership between the Indianapolis Public Schools district and insurance company Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to provide cooking and nutrition education.

Indiana has been a national leader for more than a decade in sending taxpayer dollars to help fund private school education through its school choice voucher program.