Louisiana lawmakers advance spending boost for teacher raises, keep mandatory kindergarten alive
(The Center Square) â The Louisiana Senate Education Committee endorsed a $94.7 million spending increase Tuesday to cover raises for teachers and school support staff. The boost to the stateâs Minimum Foundation Program, which is better known as the MFP and represents the main state contribution to K-12 education funding, is meant to pay for $800 raises for teachers and $400 increases for other staff. The stateâs Revenue Estimating Conference, which decides how much money state lawmakers have to spend, may raise the stateâs official revenue projection Tuesday, which could...