▁formula ▁artificial ly ▁increases ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁students ▁it ▁funds . ▁This ▁" weight ed ▁membership " ▁accounts ▁for ▁special ▁education , ▁gift ed ▁and ▁tal ented ▁and ▁at - ris k ▁students . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁school ▁receives ▁ 2 . 5 ▁times ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁fund ing ▁it ▁would ▁receive ▁for ▁a ▁general ▁population ▁student ▁to ▁educ ate ▁a ▁special ▁education ▁student . ▁ ▁State ▁executive ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁action ▁ ▁M FP ▁free ze ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁fact ored ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 . 7 5 ▁percent ▁increase ▁per ▁year ▁in ▁M FP ▁fund ing , ▁but ▁that ▁increase ▁has ▁been ▁fro zen ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁In ▁February , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁The ▁Adv oc ate ▁reported ▁that ▁G ov . ▁Bobby ▁J ind al ▁plans ▁to ▁free ze ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁M FP ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁budget . ▁▁ ▁John ▁S art in , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Association ▁of ▁School ▁Super int end ents , ▁said ▁districts ▁need ▁the ▁M FP ▁growth ▁factor ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁suffered ▁dow nt urn s ▁in ▁local ▁sales ▁tax ▁re venue ▁and ▁increases ▁in ▁ret irement ▁and ▁health ▁ins urance ▁costs . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁rest ruct ure ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁ur ging ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Board ▁of ▁Element ary ▁and ▁Second ary ▁Education ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁school ▁fund ing ▁formula ▁more