Governor Landry Pushes for Lasting Pay Raise for Teachers

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has pledged to find a way to give teachers a permanent pay raise. The governor joined with Senate President Cameron Henry and Speaker Phillip DeVillier to announce a plan to tackle this problem.

Landry says "I want to deliver a permanent, predictable pay raise for our in-classroom teachers and support staff without raising taxes. Temporary stipends don't provide stability."

The Governor adds: "our teachers deserve better." The Governor says they are  launching a bi-partisan MFP pay raise task force to look at education funding. Landry says we spend more than $16,000 dollars per student in Louisiana schools while the attendance numbers in public schools continues to fall.

The Governor says permanent pay raises must be part of the MFP formula. He adds "we can not kick the can down the road anymore."

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He says "the era of patchwork stipends and year to year uncertainty is over." The Governor has asked all of his department heads to find ways to tighten the budget. He says our teachers deserve a pay raise and not a temporary solution.

Landry says once the budget reaches his desk, he can announce exactly what the plan for teachers will be this year. He says it's likely teachers will get a stipend this year, but he wants a permanent pay raise in place after that.