Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed an executive order giving teachers a $2,000 pay raise. However, the money to cover these raises is not coming from the state legislature. Instead, individual school districts are being asked to find the money in their own budgets, which could hit them hard.
Impact on Local Schools
On average, Louisiana teachers make $55,000 a year, which is more than $10,000 below the national average. Landry wants to shift $168 million in student funding to allow teachers to receive $2,000 stipends this year, with permanent pay raises to follow next year.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
