School districts stand to lose more than $700 million under the latest plan to cut property taxes for Indiana homeowners.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett would oversee a plan to review how the Indianapolis Public Schools and city charter schools manage their resources.

Most Indiana districts and charter schools disproportionately suspend students in special education.

Children who receive special education services were suspended more than twice as often from school as compared to their peers during the last academic year.

The updated Senate Bill 1 would require local school districts to share property tax levies and voter-approved referendums with charter schools beginning in 2028.

The plan to divide local property tax revenue between traditional school districts and charter schools is now part of the Indiana House Republican push for property tax relief.

Young people in Indianapolis have sought opportunities to speak out at Statehouse hearings and local school board meetings during the past few months.

All seven Indiana public colleges and universities, and some private institutions, are guaranteeing automatic acceptance for students who earn a new type of high school diploma.

Last school year about 72,700 public school students, or nearly 7% of those enrolled, experienced out-of-school suspensions.

Under an amendment, school corporations and charter schools that participate in the pilot program could be exempt from certain regulations like collective bargaining; training for things like abuse, neglect and suicide prevention; and teacher performance evaluations.