The starting salary for public school teachers in the Baton Rouge region these days routinely tops $50,000 a year thanks to a series of locally funded pay raises approved in recent months.
Principal Chasity Williams stood outside Plaisance Middle School on Thursday morning wearing a bright blue pantsuit that telegraphed her excitement: School was back in session.
Lawmakers are giving Louisiana’s top education official a raise, citing the state’s academic gains in recent years.
The list of deferred maintenance projects includes 270 items across Louisiana's four college systems. The needed fixes are estimated at over $2 billion.