The MFP: How Louisiana Funds Public Education

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  • The Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) is Louisiana’s method for distributing state funding to public schools.
  • Lawmakers are undertaking the first comprehensive review of the MFP in more than 30 years.
  • The MFP is a complex formula that is designed to provide equitable education funding based on students’ needs, but it is not well understood. 
  • Better Louisiana has created a one-page infographic to explain how the MFP works in a way average citizens can understand.