Pike Township asks voters to help fund better teacher pay and other school programs

Four school districts across Indiana, including Pike Township in Marion County, are asking voters to approve operating referendums in the May primary election, saying the funds will help them sustain school programs and pay teachers competitively. Pike Township is pursuing an operating referendum for the first time ever, asking voters to approve a tax rate of 24 cents per every $100 of assessed property value. If approved, the referendum will last for eight years. The bulk of the money would go to sustain programming made possible by the $36.9 million...