Indiana Senate Democrats offered their plans Thursday to boost teacher pay in both the short term and the long term.

Indiana collected nearly $300 million more in the last budget than expected. Republicans want to use that money to pay for building projects at state colleges and universities with cash, rather than through bonding.

The sharpest dividing line between Democrats and Republicans in the 2020 session is becoming clearer: how to spend excess state surplus dollars.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is defending his timeline to hold off on taking significant statewide action on teacher pay raises until 2021.

The Indiana State Teachers Association is pressing forward on demands for lawmakers to send more funding to schools for better teacher pay despite most legislative leaders saying big budget asks have to wait until 2021.

Hoosier teachers looking to the General Assembly to boost educator salaries in the 2020 session shouldn't hold out hope.

Some of the claims made during last week's teacher rally at the Statehouse lacked context of the state's complicated method for distributing money.

The Indiana State Teacher Association says its focus is three-pronged: ILEARN hold harmless, repeal career awareness licensure requirement, and use surplus money for public schools.

The union-organized rally represented Indiana's biggest such teacher protest amid a wave of educator activism across the country over the past two years.

Legislative leaders from both parties say they're looking forward to Tuesday's teacher rally at the Statehouse.