With just one week left in the legislative session, it seems there may be hope for finding money for teacher after all. Here’s Andrew Greenstein.
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A report from the Louisiana Illuminator says the Governor wants to issue an executive order to move 150 million dollars from general school district funding into teacher pay to avoid that pay cut. Again, that news conference is set for this morning at 11:30.
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The two biggest pieces of legislation that have yet to receive final legislative approval at the capitol are a new congressional map and the budget. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says besides the budget and redistricting, there are several other pieces of legislation that lawmakers would like to send to the governor’s desk before the legislative session ends on June 1st.
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The SEC spring meetings get underway today in Destin, Florida and there will likely be lots of talk about expanding the College Football Playoff from 12 to 24 teams beginning in 2027. The Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 want to see that happen. And a CBS Sports survey shows SEC coaches and athletic directors are split on that. USA Today national college football writer Matt Hayes…