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What do you think about your school district’s ballot request for a property tax increase?

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Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. A record number of Indiana school districts are asking voters to approve property tax increases this November. We want to know: How will this impact you? Indiana’s school districts are facing financial strain on multiple fronts. Enrollment, which influences how much state revenue they receive, is declining . The costs of running a district, officials say, are increasing. And lawmakers last year passed property tax reform that is expected to cost districts millions of dollars in lost revenue . Under state law, property taxes are capped at 1% of a home’s gross assessed value. But districts can seek out revenue beyond that by asking voters to approve a referendum on the ballot. Those referendums ask voters to provide additional funds to schools for a specific need, such as operations, construction, or safety. The funding is on

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