Gov. Edwards confronted by school leaders over voucher program

BATON ROUGE- Gov. John Bel Edwards was confronted by shcool leadersThursday during his weekly press conference about how his proposed budget cuts will affect school voucher programs.The fight was brought to a head when private and charter schools claimed that the Governor was a liar in a recent TV ad.The conflict is over a proposed 15 percent cut to school vouchers. The program gives over 2,000 Baton Rouge students an option other than public education.The Governore told school leaders that the