BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s top school board is readying to send state lawmakers a nearly $4 billion public school financing proposal that would double the spending increase sought by Gov. John Bel Edwards.
The K-12 school funding formula set to receive final passage Wednesday from the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education would boost spending more than $80 million next school year.
It serves as the starting point for negotiations with the Legislature. The proposal would give $40 million more to school districts for discretionary use.
The other $40 million would cover raises of $400 for teachers and $200 for support staff. Edwards recommended only the $40 million for pay raises.
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