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Landry, lawmakers convening task force to find money for teacher stipends

( The Center Square) — Gov. Jeff Landry and legislative leaders announced plans to create a task force to review Louisiana’s public school funding formula, saying the state must find a permanent way to fund teacher and support staff pay raises without raising taxes.

It remains uncertain whether teachers will receive the $2,000 stipend they have received in recent years.

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