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Newly formed task force aims to fund teacher pay raise through state education budget, Landry says

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BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry plans to hold a second press conference on Tuesday regarding updates on teacher pay raises following the failure of Amendment Three, which attempted to reallocate money from education funds to give teachers a permanent pay increase. 

Gov. Landry, along with Senate President Cameron Henry, announced the formation of a task force on May 23 whose goal is to find funding for a statewide pay raise within the $13 billion of local, state and federal money allocated to education in Louisiana. 

According to Landry, the state had 870,000 public school students in 1988 and spent $9,400, adjusted for inflation, on education per student. Today, the governor said, Louisiana has 760,000 public school students but spends $16,000 per student, and teachers make less than they did nearly 40 years ago when adjusted for inflation. 

Cameron said the 15-member MFP (Minimum Foundation Program) Pay Raise Task Force, which will be "as diverse as the legislature," will look for ways to streamline the state's education spending and free up funding for a teacher pay raise.

The committee will hear testimony and make recommendations to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, which will propose changes to the state legislature.

The committee's deadline to come up with a recommended plan is Dec. 31, so it can be proposed in the next legislative session. Landry said the state constitution does not allow for a change until then, and he hopes the 2026-27 school year will be the last without a permanent teacher pay raise. 

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