Changes to the school funding formula a priority for education department

(The Center Square) – Changing the Quality Basic Education funding formula with a new weight for poverty is one of the legislative priorities for the Georgia Department of Education, the department said Monday.

The funding formula, known as QBE for short, should also be changed to give weight to bus drivers, custodians, paraprofessionals and school nurses, according to the department. The priority list also includes a request to “fully fund the QBE.”