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 (Baton Rouge – March 11, 2009) The standstill education budget approved by a state board of education committee represents a retreat from the board’s stated goals for our children, Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan said today.

(Baton Rouge – March 10, 2009) “The choice is between a rock and a hard place.” That is how Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan characterized the two public education funding options facing members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Obama: I support repealing the GPO/WEP and will work to do so as president.”

For the past three years, LFT and our members have joined forces with union members from other states to pass the national Social Security Fairness Act. That’s the law that would repeal two unfair pension offsets that cut duly earned benefits of Louisiana school employees and other public servants in more than a dozen states.

(Baton Rouge – March 5, 2009) Proposed changes to Louisiana’s teacher tenure laws are based on a flawed study that wrongly identifies tenure as “complicit” in keeping “ineffective teachers” in the classroom, Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan said today, adding that LFT will fight efforts to water down laws that protect teacher rights.

Jefferson Parish paraprofessional Karen Riggleman, who works at Bunche Academy for High School Preparation, was named the Geraldine Bell Memorial Award winner at the Louisiana Federation of Teachers Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Conference.

Helen Bias, a member of the Monroe Federation of Teachers and School Employees, received the Louisiana Federation of Teachers' Mother Jones Award at the LFT's annual Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Conference.

Beverly Filmore, a member of the United Teachers of New Orleans, received the Louisiana Federation of Teachers' Outstanding Leadership Award at the LFT's annual Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Conference.

St. Tammany Parish paraprofessional Tiffany Brinson was named the winner of a Louisiana Federation of Teachers PSRP Scholarship at the Federation's Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Conference.

Jefferson Parish paraprofessional Kenyatta Bush was named a winner of a Louisiana Federation of Teachers PSRP Scholarship at the Federation's Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Conference.

Jefferson Parish paraprofessional Gloria Parker was named a winner of a Louisiana Federation of Teachers PSRP Scholarship at the Federation's Paraprofessional and School Related Personnel Conference.