The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved the Department of Education’s roughly $2 billion budget, according to the News Star of Monroe, although two members questioned it. The departmental budget covers operations of the main office in Baton Rouge, the Recovery School District, grants and assistance to nonpublic schools, while funding for public schools of about $3 billion is in a separate budget, the newspaper says. Read the full article by clicking here.
Education budget approved but questioned
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