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Rural Louisiana ties teacher bonuses to sales tax revenue. Meta builds data center
Posted on 8/21/26 at 8:36 am
Posted on 8/21/26 at 8:36 am
Happy for those teachers in Rayville.
This post was edited on 8/21/26 at 8:37 am
Posted on 8/21/26 at 8:42 am to anc
On the downside for them, they still gotta work in Rayville schools.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 8:43 am to anc
Rayville School System
SCORECARD
Mathematics Proficiency 22%
Reading Proficiency 21%
Science Proficiency 20%
Graduation Rate 70%
Fantastic Work
SCORECARD
Mathematics Proficiency 22%
Reading Proficiency 21%
Science Proficiency 20%
Graduation Rate 70%
Fantastic Work
Posted on 8/21/26 at 8:45 am to teke184
Well, if a company has to pay educators that kind of money upfront, what are they really hiding?
Posted on 8/21/26 at 8:54 am to anc
This isn't new. The policy of using excess revenue for a teacher bonus already existed. It's just that the revenue was so much higher it triggered a $50k bonus.
Which is great and all, but this is from construction dollars that will go away. They need to capture that revenue and develop a long-term plan. They will need a lot more infrastructure (schools, parks, etc).
Which is great and all, but this is from construction dollars that will go away. They need to capture that revenue and develop a long-term plan. They will need a lot more infrastructure (schools, parks, etc).
Posted on 8/21/26 at 9:03 am to Timeoday
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Well, if a company has to pay educators that kind of money upfront, what are they really hiding?
META isn't paying it as META, including construction, is exempt from sales tax.
But you can give them credit because the influx in labor driving the massive sales tax revenue boost is because of the construction. Now it's up to the locals to cash in while the boom is going.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 9:04 am to Timeoday
Remember when casinos and gambling was going to solve all of our school and teacher problems?
Posted on 8/21/26 at 9:08 am to KamaCausey_LSU
That is hush money for sure!!
Posted on 8/21/26 at 9:12 am to The Torch
quote:
Rayville School System
SCORECARD
Mathematics Proficiency 22%
Reading Proficiency 21%
Science Proficiency 20%
Graduation Rate 70%
Fantastic Work
These are teachers, not superheroes
Rayville, Louisiana has a population of about 3,261. The town is roughly 80% Black or African American and 18.5% White
Posted on 8/21/26 at 9:19 am to anc
wont be long before they change that rule.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 9:32 am to Timeoday
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Well, if a company has to pay educators that kind of money upfront, what are they really hiding?
Yea I just can’t interpret this as some great altruistic thing. Definitely other motives involved.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 9:33 am to Bjorn Cyborg
This made me laugh. Cheers!
Posted on 8/21/26 at 9:37 am to loogaroo
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Remember when casinos and gambling was going to solve all of our school and teacher problems?
well it would have and those industries certainly help the states. The reason it didnt help the schools is all the money that came in from them......The state took the same amount and moved to the general fund. so everything stayed equal on the teacher/school side of the equation and the state got more money to give away to the BS they wanted
Posted on 8/21/26 at 9:47 am to loogaroo
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Remember when casinos and gambling was going to solve all of our school and teacher problems?
The government sucks at allocating capital. They just waste money because it's not theirs.
Elon Musk could donate $50 billion dollars to Louisiana education, and nothing would change. The money would all be stolen, wasted, misappropriated, spent on useless shite, etc.
And money doesn't solve education issues anyway. This country was built by people who were educated in one-room schoolhouses.
There is no data that shows that spending more money per student provides an improved return in education results.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:00 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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The government sucks at allocating capital.
Is there anything the government does well in any capacity?
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:02 am to lsu777
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well it would have and those industries certainly help the states. The reason it didnt help the schools is all the money that came in from them......The state took the same amount and moved to the general fund. so everything stayed equal on the teacher/school side of the equation and the state got more money to give away to the BS they wanted
EBR Paridh is proof that giving more money to education results in better much better schools and much better students. It doesn’t.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:23 am to doubleb
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EBR Paridh is proof that giving more money to education results in better much better schools and much better students. It doesn’t.
agreed and why we need full school choice and to get as many kids away from the bottom 20% as possible and as fast as possible
we have to stop being slaves to the bottom 20% of society
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:45 pm to anc
They are doing this for PR.
Most data centers have tax abatements and some even received incentives.
A huge uproar over data centers was generated this year and we have been told to create Public Relations wins, to win over people to our side
(I work for a data center company in Texas)
Most data centers have tax abatements and some even received incentives.
A huge uproar over data centers was generated this year and we have been told to create Public Relations wins, to win over people to our side
(I work for a data center company in Texas)
Posted on 8/21/26 at 12:50 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
quote:
These are teachers, not superheroes
Apparently not very good ones.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 2:45 pm to ljhog
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Apparently not very good ones.
I'm interested to hear what special teaching skills you think exist to make a difference teaching at an 80 percent black Mississippi River Delta public school in Louisiana?
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