Bid to toughen Louisiana teacher retirement rules shelved likely until next year
Will Sentell
BATON ROUGE Amid heavy opposition, the sponsor of a bill that would toughen retirement rules for future teachers and state employees has set aside his proposal, which may end any chances for approval this year.
Sen. Barrow Peacock, R-Shreveport, wants to raise the age when future teachers and state employees can retire with full benefits from 62 to 67.
Peacock said the change would help stabilize the retirement systems for teachers and state employees, and eventually free up dollars that can be used to raise teacher salaries.
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Bid to toughen Louisiana teacher retirement rules sparks debate
Opponents say it will reduce teacher pensions, but supporters say Louisiana can t afford the hefty retirement costs.
Will Sentell
The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
BATON ROUGE A longshot bid to raise the age for teachers and others to qualify for full retirement benefits from 62 years to 67 has sparked intense opposition from teachers, superintendents and leaders of the state retirement systems.
State Sen. Barrow Peacock, R-Shreveport and sponsor of the bill, emphasized the change would only apply to future teachers and make Louisiana s retirement systems healthier. I am not taking anybody s retirement away from them, Peacock said. I want to make the retirement systems stronger and healthier.
Louisiana Association of Educators discusses T-shirt controversy with St. Martin Parish Superintendent
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and last updated 2021-01-22 19:16:50-05
ST. MARTINVILLE, La. â The Louisiana Association of Educators says it has met with the St. Martin Parish School Superintendent to discuss an incident that took place earlier this week when teachers were asked to remove their t-shirts depicting Chucks and Pearls.
According to a Facebook post from LAE, St. Martin Parish Superintedent Allen Blanchard, Jr. met with them Friday morning to discuss the incident that took place on Wednesday where educators were asked to remove their T-shirts reflecting jewelry (pearls) and tennis shoes (chucks).
Will Sentell
The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley, who just passed the six-month mark on the job, is winning praise even from some education groups that were less than enthusiastic about his selection.
Brumley s willingness to listen to a wide variety of views on often-contentious public school issues in the midst of a pandemic was cited by leaders of several organizations asked for an early assessment. He is very accessible, said Barry Erwin, president of the Council for a Better Louisiana.
Brumley narrowly landed the job on May 20 on the third vote by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley, who just passed the six-month mark on the job, is winning praise even from some education groups that were less than enthusiastic about his selection.
Brumley s willingness to listen to a wide variety of views on often-contentious public school issues in the midst of a pandemic was cited by leaders of several organizations asked for an early assessment. He is very accessible, said Barry Erwin, president of the Council for a Better Louisiana.
Brumley narrowly landed the job on May 20 on the third vote by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
He started on June 8, about three months into a pandemic that has played havoc with Louisiana s public school system and its roughly 720,000 students.