BATON ROUGE, La. — Governor Jeff Landry, along with Senate President Cameron Henry and House Speaker Philip Devillier, announced the creation of a bipartisan MFP Pay Raise Task Force focused on delivering permanent pay raises for Louisiana teachers and support staff without raising taxes. The task force will conduct a top-to-bottom review of the state's Minimum Foundation Program to develop a long-term, sustainable funding structure for teacher pay raises. The task force will include legislative leaders, BESE representatives, educators, school systems, and business leaders.

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The Trump administration is refusing to say if and when it will release $6.8 billion in federal education grants to states pending a review, arguing that several states and school districts have misused the funds to perpetuate “a radical left-wing agenda.”