28-03-2017 18:14 via wbrz.com

Governor Edwards pushes education package

BATON ROUGE- Closing loopholes for some voucher students and eliminating corporal punishment for disabled children are some of Governor John Bel Edwards' proposals for the upcoming legislative session. The administration released its education package in a news release Tuesday afternoon.Edwards is supporting a bill by State Representative Franklin Foil (R-Baton Rouge) which would make it illegal for teachers to use corporal punishment on students with disabilities. "This bill m
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