The tax referenda would fund an increase in teacher salaries, special needs programs and school security.

A parent organizing and advocacy group is donating $100,000 to the campaign for more taxpayer funding for Indianapolis Public Schools.

To strike a bargain with a politically powerful ally, Indianapolis Public Schools leaders voted to shrink — again — the district’s multimillion-dollar funding request to taxpayers.

Indianapolis Public Schools will ask voters to approve a $315.2 million property tax referendum during November general election to help fund teacher pay and other operating costs.

Indy Chamber says Indianapolis Public Schools can create $477 million in savings through a combination of deep cost-cutting by eliminating staff, services and closing schools over the next eight years plus leasing Broad Ripple high school to charter school operators.

Indy Chamber wants Indianapolis Public Schools to make "significant changes" to reduce spending on facilities, transportation, and other areas.

Indianapolis Public Schools leaders will ask voters for $52 million in new property taxes on the November ballot to pay for increased safety measures and improvements at more than 60 buildings.

Voters approved two Indianapolis-area school referenda on Tuesday’s primary ballot worth a total of $116 million.

Every one of the 11 school funding measures on the primary ballot passed this week.

Voters in several counties will have the power to approve or deny tax measures to make millions of dollars available for their local schools.