Teacher Pay Raises: Where's the Money Coming From?
Louisiana's recent glut of cash will fund the raises.
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Louisiana's recent glut of cash will fund the raises.
Louisiana's recent glut of cash will fund the raises.
Louisiana's recent glut of cash will fund the raises.
Louisiana's recent glut of cash will fund the raises.
LUTCHERÂ â The pending closure of the Shell Oil refinery in Convent, an industrial mainstay and top employer in St. James Parish, could cost the local public school district $13.9 million over the next year and a half and change the way schools operate over an even longer term. While the scenario presented to school board members Tuesday night represented a worst-case scenario, it's possible that some district employees could lose their jobs, and student-teacher ratios could take a hit. If the projections do hold true through the end of fiscal year 2021-22, school finance officials sai...