Indianapolis Public Schools leaders say they will cut $22.4 million from the 2018-19 budget due to an anticipated shortfall in state and federal funding.

Here's a recap of some legislation Indiana lawmakers proposed, passed, and denied around education policy during the 2018 legislative session.

Lawmakers have known about the shortfall since December, but the amount of money needed to fill that gap has shifted throughout session as more school enrollment data became available.

Lawmakers are yet another step closer to finalizing legislation to address this year's unexpected school funding shortfall.

A bill focused on school financial problems stirring up heated debate has received approval by lawmakers in the Senate.

The bill has already been approved by the House. It now heads to the full Senate for consideration.

The organization said it changed its stance because the university would be less likely than the state-appointed emergency manager to cut art, music and other classes.

Democratic state senators from northern Indiana say a school finances bill that enforces more rules on the distressed Gary and Muncie districts will eliminate public participation in public school systems.

The state-appointed manager of the Gary Community School Corporation told state officials Friday the district faces an $18 million annual deficit.

States have used different methods to reform urban districts in fiscal and financial peril. In Indiana, the controversial decision was made to give a single manager absolute power of the Gary Community School Corporation. But will it work?