Articles tagged as: School Funding
September 12, 2024
Pandemic school funding to sunset as Indiana asks for spending extension
Indiana could get some more time to close out ESSER-funded projects. Schools can apply for an extension that would push the deadline from January to March 2026.
Read MoreApril 28, 2023
Budget turmoil at session's end delivers $312 million more for K-12 schools
Turmoil over the state budget at the end of the 2023 session delivered another $312 million for K-12 schools as lawmakers gave final approval to the new two-year, $44.5 billion spending plan.
Read MoreApril 3, 2023
Statehouse Democrat calls for property tax reform amid spikes in bills
Hoosiers will be getting their property tax bills in the coming days and weeks and many of those bills are going to be a lot higher than last years. That's why one state lawmaker says the property tax system needs major reform.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2023
Indiana House Republicans want to reshape school district, charter funding
The proposal would overhaul how local property taxes fund public school corporations and create a new funding stream for charter schools.
Read MoreJune 15, 2022
COVID relief kept IPS preschool open, but future funding is uncertain
COVID has changed the daily routine for both preschoolers and preschools at IPS. It has also created uncertainty for program funding.
Read MoreMay 4, 2022
Only two of nine school referendums fail to receive voter approval
Voters approved seven school referendums Tuesday. Only Vigo County Schools and Franklin Township in Marion County failed to get approval.
Read MoreApril 27, 2022
Muncie schools gives ‘largest’ teacher raises five years after being ‘financially distressed’
Muncie Community Schools is giving teachers what it calls the largest raise in the district’s history. The large pay bumps come from a district that was once considered financially distressed by state lawmakers.
Read MoreApril 25, 2022
'An average of averages': School leaders worry new referendum ballot language will confuse voters
Eight school corporations in Indiana are seeking voter approval for referendum funding this May, but school leaders have concerns about new, lengthier language on voters' ballots.
Read MoreApril 21, 2022
Franklin Township Schools seeking $98M referendum for high school expansion
Franklin Township Community School Corporation is asking voters to approve a nearly $100 million property tax referendum in the May primary. The construction referendum would allow the school to build an additional wing to the 50-year-old Franklin Central High School and make improvements at six elementary schools.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2022
Indiana lawmakers move forward with bill to share school referendum funds with charters
Indiana school districts would be required to share future referendum funding with charter schools under a bill approved by a House committee Thursday.
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