Today, Governor Edwards released his proposed budget for the upcoming year. This outlines his spending priorities for the state, but it is only the first step. The budget will now go through the legislative process, where legislators will make adjustments to reflect their own priorities. We are pleased to see that the Governor did include pay raises for teachers and school employees in his proposal, but ultimately this amount still falls short of what is needed.

The Governor’s budget calls for a $2,000 increase for certified school employees and $1,000 for support staff, a total investment of

United Teachers of New Orleans, Local 527

AFT, LFT, AFL-CIO

Endorsements

Special Elections of

February 18 and March 25, 2023

Orleans Parish:

State Representative, District 93........................................... DUAL ENDORSEMENT:

                                                                                                Alonzo Knox

                                                                                    Sibil “Fox” Richardson

EARLY VOTING: FEBRUARY 4^th to 11^th from 8:30AM- 6:00 PM
(except SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5^th)

ELECTION DAY: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18^th

Orleans Parish:

Judge, Criminal

In September, LDOE extended the deadline for inputing data into the eSER system until December 16th because of glitches in the rollout of the new system. It has been over two months since these issues were raised with LDOE, BESE, and the Senate Education Committee, but the problems have only gotten worse. Three days before the deadline to enter data, the entire system went down.

Don't let LDOE cover this up. Let the Senate Education Committee and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education know about your experience with the system.