Louisiana issues guidance on $168M teacher pay shift

Louisiana education officials have issued longawaited instructions explaining how school systems must handle Gov. Jeff Landry’s decision to redirect $168 million in public school funding toward teacher and support staff compensation.

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education convened a special meeting that lasted about 10 minutes to review the guidance, which the Louisiana Department of Education planned to send to school systems immediately afterward.

Landry’s executive order reduced funding distributed through the Minimum Foundation Program, the formula Louisiana uses to finance public schools, by $168 million.