Voters approved seven school referendums Tuesday. Only Vigo County Schools and Franklin Township in Marion County failed to get approval.

Muncie Community Schools is giving teachers what it calls the largest raise in the district’s history. The large pay bumps come from a district that was once considered financially distressed by state lawmakers.

Eight school corporations in Indiana are seeking voter approval for referendum funding this May, but school leaders have concerns about new, lengthier language on voters' ballots.

Franklin Township Community School Corporation is asking voters to approve a nearly $100 million property tax referendum in the May primary. The construction referendum would allow the school to build an additional wing to the 50-year-old Franklin Central High School and make improvements at six elementary schools.

Indiana school districts would be required to share future referendum funding with charter schools under a bill approved by a House committee Thursday.

The Indiana Senate Education and Career Development Committee took its first steps to fast-track a virtual funding fix and heard hours of testimony on legislation about curriculum and classroom transparency for schools.

A dozen leaders of innovation charter schools who partner with Indianapolis Public Schools, want the district to share operation funds from the 2018 IPS property-tax referendum to increase pay for their teachers and help fund programs.

The two school corporations with referendums on the ballot were hopeful this year's election would look similar to 2014, when both won voter approval for their tax proposals.

The Indianapolis Public Schools is asking for community feedback to address learning loss, student equity and financial stability. The discussions are part of a year-long community engagement process as the district tries to prevent its budget from going into the red by 2028.

In a letter sent to schools Friday, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) and House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) outlined a plan for lawmakers and the Indiana Department of Education to ensure full funding for students learning in-person during the fall semester.