Post by Logan on Jun 5, 2016 17:53:38 GMT -6
Louisiana public schools face millions in cuts for first time in decades; what it means for teachers, students
For the first time in decades, state aid for public schools may actually take a dive.
Under current plans, Louisiana’s 69 school districts face a $44 million cut for the 2016-17 school year amid state budget problems.
What it would mean, education officials said, is layoffs in some areas, pay cuts for teachers in about half the districts and other reductions.
Hollis Milton, president of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, said the reduction would trigger layoffs in numerous school districts statewide.
“At a time when public schools have instituted much positive change, we should receive the level of funding that we have received in the past,” said Milton, who is superintendent of the highly rated West Feliciana Parish school district.
Read more: theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/15969767-123/in-rarity-public-schools-face-cut-in-state-aid
For the first time in decades, state aid for public schools may actually take a dive.
Under current plans, Louisiana’s 69 school districts face a $44 million cut for the 2016-17 school year amid state budget problems.
What it would mean, education officials said, is layoffs in some areas, pay cuts for teachers in about half the districts and other reductions.
Hollis Milton, president of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, said the reduction would trigger layoffs in numerous school districts statewide.
“At a time when public schools have instituted much positive change, we should receive the level of funding that we have received in the past,” said Milton, who is superintendent of the highly rated West Feliciana Parish school district.
Read more: theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/15969767-123/in-rarity-public-schools-face-cut-in-state-aid