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Teacher merit pay in Indianapolis charter schools gets millions in new aid from philanthropies

June 12, 2026

School leaders hope performance-based bonuses supported by the VITAL Trust and VITAL Foundation will attract and retain high-quality teachers.

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Indiana ranks 38th in nation for teacher pay, NEA report says

April 27, 2026

Mackenzi Klemann, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The Indiana State Teachers Association attributed the finding to inflation, compression of mid-career salaries and limited collective bargaining rights.

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Proposed IPS teachers contract would provide smaller raises amid shaky financial outlook

November 12, 2025 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The raises come at an increasingly precarious time for IPS, which faces a funding cliff. The district is projected to end 2026 with an estimated $44 million deficit, according to cash flow projections from September.

Braun threatens licenses of teachers who ‘celebrate’ political violence online

September 19, 2025 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Free speech advocates quickly raised concerns that the governor’s threat risks trampling constitutional protections and chilling lawful speech.

Teachers, parents, students call for ‘fully funded public schools’ at Indiana Statehouse rally

April 14, 2025 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Hundreds of teachers, parents and students from across the state rallied to call for increased funding for public schools.

Senate approves electronic pull tabs for charity gambling as House OKs immigration notice mandate

February 5, 2025 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle and Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle and Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Also past the halfway point are bills on voting, water transfers and teacher pay. The House, meanwhile, pulled back on divorce and municipal election changes.

Teacher pay, more funding top requests by Indiana’s largest teachers union

December 11, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The Indiana State Teachers Association, which represents roughly 40,000 Hoosier educators, released a priority agenda on Tuesday—just weeks before state lawmakers are set to return to the Statehouse.

Campaign pledges to raise teacher pay face uncertain future at Statehouse

November 21, 2024 | Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana

Raising base salaries for teachers was a key focus of Gov.-elect Mike Braun’s platform during the governor’s race, but anxiety about the state budget might be a roadblock.

Lawrence Township teachers and administrators to receive raises

November 14, 2024 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township will lift pay for its roughly 1,000 teachers and its administrators.

Following nationwide trend, Indiana teacher vacancies persist

November 8, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Special education positions remain the hardest to fill in Indiana, according to the state’s job board.

Indiana’s annual average teacher pay tops $60K, new report says

November 1, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Nearly all—98%—of Hoosier school districts gave teachers a raise last year, benefitting about 92% of educators statewide, the report indicated.

Indiana teacher salaries on rise, but averages still fall short of governor’s goal

January 8, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

New data shows Indiana’s teacher pay is ticking up—but still trails averages in neighboring states—as the debate over Hoosier educator salaries continues.

Indiana teachers union presses reticent lawmakers to reopen budget in 2024 session

November 30, 2023 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana’s largest teacher’s union is calling for better collective bargaining, increased pay for support staff and more say over curriculum in the upcoming legislative session.

IPS board approves new teacher contract with average 3% raises

November 14, 2023 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

The contract, which Indianapolis Education Association members voted to ratify last month, bumps starting pay in the district from $50,400 to $51,900 in 2023-24, and raises it again in 2024-25.

Tentative IPS teacher contract includes average 3% pay raises, more time off

November 9, 2023 | Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

Under the agreement, the estimated salary range for teachers in the the 2024-25 school year would be $53,460 to $94,000.

Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to ‘ChatGPT-proof’ assignments

August 10, 2023 | Associated Press

Practically overnight, ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots have become the go-to source for cheating in college.

Federal judge declines to block new Indiana law barring teaching of sex in grades K-3

August 1, 2023 | Associated Press

U.S. District Judge J.P. Hanlon said teachers do not have unlimited free speech rights in the classroom. Instead, as government employees, their speech is limited to subjects and messages approved by the Legislature, he wrote.

Most teaching staffers directly affected by IPS school closures to stay in district

July 30, 2023 | Jade Thomas and Chalkbeat Indiana

The update from IPS shows that 300 staffers affected by school closures and mergers initiated by Rebuilding Stronger were placed elsewhere in the district.

After slow start, some Indiana schools begin to hire adjunct teachers

July 25, 2023 | Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana

Indiana lawmakers cleared the way last year for school districts to issue their own permits and hire adjunct teachers for hard-to-fill teaching positions.

Indiana lawmakers sends teacher gun training bill to governor

April 26, 2023 | Associated Press

The bill that would create a state-funded handgun training program available for teachers, something critics have said could wrongly increase the number of guns in schools.

Teacher discussions could be limited under Indiana bill

April 25, 2023 | Associated Press

Indiana Republican state Senators signaled their final approval Tuesday of a bill that would remove the requirement for administrators to discuss some topics with a teachers union representative.

Indiana Senate approves handgun training fund for teachers

April 18, 2023 | Associated Press

Supporters have said the 40 hours of optional training would help teachers learn how to defend themselves and students if needed, especially in situations with an active shooter.

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