Louisiana’s school teacher stipend plan tweaked — again

With less than a month to go until the first day of school, state officials have updated the plan to cut state funding to public schools in order to fund teacher pay stipends this year.

By: Julie O'Donoghue

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 733

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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With less than a month to go until classes begin, state officials have updated the plan to cut state funding to public schools in order to fund teacher pay stipends this year.

School districts who give teachers locally funded pay increases this year can now use them to offset state funding cuts they were supposed to receive. They will not be required to shift as much money from their operational funding into temporary …

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