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Caddo board approves 2025–26 budget after heated public calls for teacher raises
Summary
The Caddo Parish School Board approved the consolidated 2025–26 budget June 17 after public commenters and union leaders urged permanent pay increases for teachers and staff and administrators explained funding shifts for Title I and other line items.
The Caddo Parish School Board on June 17 approved its consolidated 2025–26 annual budget, despite public testimony pressing the district to prioritize a permanent pay increase for teachers and school employees.
Public speakers at the meeting said morale and retention suffer without a raise. "Words are no longer enough. The time for action is now," Jordan Thomas, president of Red River United, told the board during the budget public hearing. Carlos McDaniel, president of the Caddo Federation of Teachers and Support Personnel, said the district has not provided a local pay raise since the 2017–18 fiscal year and urged the board to act: "We don't want the moon. We want fairness, respect."
The board adopted the budget after a staff presentation and public…
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