Mardi Gras is over.* Time to start facing up to the realities of 2024, most of which will be bad. Get used to it. Here they come.
Gov. Jeff Landry doesn’t want to make a public school teacher pay hike from last year permanent, frustrating teachers who have been pushing for the pay bump since early 2023.
“Of course, our worst fear came through,” said Cynthia Posey, legislative director for the Louisiana Federation of Teachers. “It’s really devastating to a profession where people are paid so much less than others with college degrees.”
Landry’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year includes $198 million for a second round of stipends for teacher and school support staff, instead of permanent salary increases.
*Yes, I know there hasn't been the usual Mardi Gras posting on this site this year. It's coming. I've got a bunch of stuff to say about it before JP Morrell's promised April review of the Carnival ordinances, though. Coming soon.
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