La. among states that rewards effective teachers extra pay

As states face tightening budgets and schools struggle to fill critical teaching positions, most states are leaving one of their most powerful workforce tools on the table: teacher pay.

A new national analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), State of the States: Spending Smarter on Teacher Pay, finds that 32 states—nearly twothirds of the country— offer no additional pay to att…