Louisiana Can Now Track How Tax Dollars are Spent on Education

As a tax payer, or a taxpaying parent of kids who attend public school, have you ever wondered how your hard earned tax dollars are being spent by the public school system in Louisiana?

Although LPSS has had this option for a few years now, now all Parishes in Acadiana and Louisiana will have the chance to track how tax dollars are being spent on school by the Louisiana public school system.

Louisiana Transparency Project Portal

Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming and Baton Rouge Senator Rick Edmonds have recently unveiled "The Louisiana K-12 School Transparency Project Portal".

Senator Rick Edmonds tells louisianaradionetwork.com that Transparency Portal “has every budget, every expenditure. Whether it’s salary or whether it’s textbooks."

The portal has budgets for roughly 119 Louisiana public schools including charter schools.

The Transparency Portal also includes information on contracts, salaries, and quarterly reports from Louisiana's schools.

From louisianaradionetwork.com -

"Louisiana State Senator Rick Edmonds (R-Baton Rouge) said the transparency project 'marks the beginning of a new chapter in Louisiana state government and public education. Transparency and efficiency are essential to providing the best educational environment for the teachers and children of Louisiana.'”

The portal also serves as a way for parents to learn of a school's financial integrity, helping them to make more informed decisions when it come to school of choice.

Law makers stress that this sort of transparency is crucial for efficiency in the Louisiana public school system, and will help to provide a better educational environment for Louisiana students and teachers.

You can see the Louisiana Transparency Portal at opengov.com.

Read more at louisianaradionetwork.com.