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Louisiana Schools Rebuild Funding Formula | New Orleans News
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Louisiana is set to overhaul its $4 billion school funding formula, aiming for a permanent, tax-free solution to boost teacher pay after voters rejected two previous pay raise attempts. A new task force has begun work, reviewing how the current system allocates funds amid disparities between districts and declining student numbers. While no final proposals exist yet, the focus is on creating a more equitable, sustainable model that works across the state’s diverse communities — from resource-rich industrial zones to underfunded rural areas — without cutting education funding.
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