Franklin Township Community Schools

Ten school districts in the county have school board seats up for election. Read our voter guides for candidates’ responses to our surveys in partnership with Chalkbeat Indiana and Mirror Indy.

Seven candidates are running for three school board seats on the Franklin Township school board. Read what candidates say about how they’d oversee the district that grew by 48% in the past 20 years.

Less than a week before a vote that could determine the fate of a controversial data center campus in southeast Indianapolis, the local school district has come out in support of Google's plan.

Shouts of “Sellouts!” and loud boos erupted inside the City-County Building on Wednesday after Indianapolis development officials voted 8-1 to advance Google’s plan for a massive data center in Franklin Township.

The Franklin Township candidates agree budgetary issues and increasing community support are areas of focus in the coming years.

More than 30 seats across Marion County school boards are on the ballot in the Nov. 5 general election.