Friday, October 02, 2026
Edwards defends teacher pay hike absence in budget proposal
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As some education leaders accused him of reneging on a campaign promise, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday he remains committed to raising Louisiana's public school teacher salaries to the Southern average, though he didn't include a pay hike in his budget proposal.
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