State senate votes to approve Gov. Edwards' education funding plan

BATON ROUGE, La. (LSU Manship School News Service) - The Senate voted 37-1 Wednesday to approve Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan to provide a $39 million increase for public schools, setting up a fight with House Republicans who question if the state can afford it.

The K-12 funding formula proposed by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, known as BESE, includes pay raises of $1,000 for teachers and $500 for support staff.

A resolution for the school funding bill was proposed by Sen. Dan Morrish, R-Jennings.

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