St. Tammany Parish Superintendent of School Gayle Sloan has announced that she will retire at the end of June, 2010. Upon hearing of Superintendent Sloan’s retirement, St. Tammany Federation of Teachers and School Employees President Elsie Burkhalter said, “I believe that she has led this school system from good to great. /we will miss her leadership.”

St.TFT/SE president is one of 39 national Federation vice presidents

(Baton Rouge – February 23, 2010) Governor Bobby Jindal should rethink budget plans that would force local school boards to shoulder millions of dollars of expenses that should be paid by the state, Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan said today

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