House Bill 1003 would allow school districts to move just 15 percent of funding in their budgets away from "education" expenses - things like teacher pay - toward operation costs.

Gov. Eric Holcomb drew criticism last week after saying the teacher pay increase may need to wait until 2021.

ISTA President Teresa Meredith says Indiana teacher salaries aren't competitive, and teachers are leaving the state and the profession.

Ahead of the legislative session, Senate Democrats say their initial priorities are teacher pay, medical marijuana, pre-existing condition coverage and hate crimes.

The U.S. Department of Education said that in Indiana, inflation-adjusted teacher pay has fallen since the 1999-2000 school year.

Six in ten teachers in our poll say they have worked a second job to pay the bills.

National data shows Indiana teachers have seen some of the largest decreases in teacher pay over the past decade.

State issued teacher bonuses vary between districts, with teachers in more affluent areas getting a larger bonus.

Some of Indiana's wealthiest school districts are being awarded a chunk of a $40 million state fund reserved for teacher bonuses while most urban schools will receive significantly much less.

The House killed a bill Thursday that would have allowed superintendents to increase pay for teachers outside of the traditional collective bargaining process with a teacher's union.