Indiana school leaders warn property tax reforms are destabilizing public education budgets

Indiana school officials reported in a new survey that state policy changes are negatively affecting district budgets and reshaping long-term planning. (Getty Images)

Indiana school officials are warning that the state’s new property tax overhaul is pushing districts into an unprecedented financial squeeze — which dozens of Hoosier superintendents say is already forcing staff cuts, delaying maintenance and increasing the likelihood for other reductions.

Their concerns are at the heart of a new statewide survey released Thursday by the Indiana Coalition for Public Education, first published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle…

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