Airs Sunday, February 3, 2018, at 6 p.m. Louisiana public school teachers may see a salary increase on the horizon. Governor John Bel Edwards says his top priority for the 2019 legislative session is funding a teacher pay raise. Educators in the South earn an average of $50,955 annually, In Louisiana, the average is $49,745.
Complicating the Governor’s promise is the failure of top legislators to approve the Revenue Estimating Conference’s forecast. So, how will a salary increase be funded? Should the raise be across-the-board or should districts have the flexibility in how it's used? Should support staff be included in the mix?
Louisiana Public Square looks for answers to these questions and more on “The Value of Teachers.”
Our panelists are:
•Donald Songy, Senior Policy Advisor to Governor John Bel Edwards
•Sen. Conrad Appel, R-Metairie; Senate Education Committee
•Debbie Meaux, Louisiana Association of Educators
•Michael Faulk, Louisiana Association of School Superintendents
LPB CEO, Beth Courtney, and Barry Erwin, president of the Council for A Better Louisiana, host. The program also features interviews with Keith Courville with the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana; Amelia Gilmore, second-grade teacher at the Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts; Rep. Nancy Landry, R-Lafayette, Chair of the House Education Committee; and Stephen Waguespack, president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and member of the MFP Task Force.
Louisiana Public Square: "The Value of Teachers"
