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With more money, lawmakers face mounting pressure to boost K-12 spending, teacher pay

The revelation that state lawmakers have nearly $2 billion more to spend in the next two-year budget cycle than originally expected was quickly followed by many suggestions on how that money should be spent: infrastructure, trails, public broadcasting, preschool and more. No calls, though, are probably louder than those coming from the state’s public education sector. With the eye-popping influx of cash fueled by a faster than expected economic recovery, pressure is mounting on lawmakers to funnel more dollars into the state’s K-12 schools and make good on recommendations from a state commission to increase teacher pay. The Indiana State Teachers Association called on lawmakers to make good on promises to address lagging teacher pay. A report commissioned by Gov. Eric Holcomb estimated it would cost around $600 million to catch Indiana up to neighboring states and make compensation competitive.

Better Indiana tax revenue outlook brings calls for bigger boost to school funding

Better Indiana tax revenue outlook brings calls for bigger boost to school funding Share Updated: 10:24 PM EDT Apr 16, 2021 The Associated Press Share Updated: 10:24 PM EDT Apr 16, 2021 The Associated Press Indiana educators called Thursday for a bigger school funding boost to help improve the state’s lagging teacher pay, as new projections showed state tax collections are expected to bounce back stronger than expected from the pandemic recession.A new state tax revenue forecast given Thursday to state legislators projects those collections going up by more than 4% in each of the next two years. That could mean about $2 billion more available for the new two-year state budget being completed by legislative negotiators after the last forecast in December projected growth between 2% and 3%.Republican legislative leaders said they will look to direct more money toward K-12 funding and other state programs but that they would be w

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