What happened in the 2010 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature, and what does it mean for teachers and school employees?

This Web page is your "One Stop Information Shop," with links to important information about the session.

Travelling through Louisiana on an eight-state tour to celebrate America's public school teachers, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited with members of the Monroe Federation of Teachers and School Employees at their back-to-school membership meeting.

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Hundreds of Filipino guestworkers lured to teach in Louisiana public schools were cheated out of tens of thousands of dollars and forced into exploitative contracts by an international trafficking ring run by labor contractors, according to a class action lawsuit filed August 5 by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and Covington & Burling LLP. 

(Breaux Bridge – May 11, 2010) By a unanimous vote, St. Martin Parish teachers and school employees who had been affiliate members of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers decided today to become a fully-chartered local chapter of the state’s largest teacher union.

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Members of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers explain what it means to be the largest, most effective education organization in the state! Please click here.

Widely recognized as the most effective and influential education organization in the state, The Louisiana Federation of Teachers represents more than 20,000 teachers and school employees.

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