Education Referendum

As lawmakers plan for the 2024 legislative session, school leaders are urging them to change the property tax referendum language.

The Valparaiso School Board will decide Monday whether to put an operating referendum on the May 3 ballot. If approved, the measure would renew the school district's 2015 referendum for another eight years but at a lower maximum rate, going from more than 20 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to less than 15 cents.

Despite worries about COVID-19's impact on the economy, voters appear to be supporting funding proposals from school corporations across Indiana.…