Teacher Pay

Tell us what it’s like to live on a teacher’s wage in Louisiana and we might reach out for an interview. The deadline is March 8.

The money was supposed to have been allocated in lieu of a permanent raise.

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.

Gov. John Bel Edwards has used his veto power to give higher education faculty a larger pay raise than the one legislators approved last month.

As Mississippi lawmakers plot how to keep more teachers in the state, educators warn the state’s bill targeting critical race theory could drive them away.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards rolled out an executive budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year that features significant new investments in education at every level and infrastructure projects.

Lawmakers and the governor entered the legislative session agreeing the state should raise teacher salaries and increase education spending. But it took...

With the 2019 legislative session wrapped up and a campaign for re-election on the horizon, Governor John Bel Edwards took stock of the successes and...

The House Education committee approved the same K-12 funding plan on Thursday they rejected earlier this session. That reversal suggests movement in the...

A Senate committee will have its chance to make changes to the state’s next budget today. Jay Dardenne, Governor John Bel Edwards’ top budget advisor,...