Louisiana
After earlier doubts, Louisiana teachers union backs constitution change that will raise pay
Louisiana’s largest teachers’ union has come out in support of Amendment 2, a change to the state’s constitution backed by Gov. Jeff Landry that would dissolve three longstanding education trust funds to pay for $2,000 salary increases for teachers. Residents will vote to approve or reject the measure on March 29.
Pictured: Tatyana Foster, a fifth grade teacher at Atkins Elementary School in Shreveport, La., assists a student Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.