New Orleans Soliciting Businesses For Bonuses

The school district in New Orleans is offering bonuses to newly certified teachers—and looking for help to pay for the incentive.

The Orleans Parish district has more than 700 uncertified teachers among its faculty of 5,700, and is asking businesses in the city and the surrounding area to donate money toward the signing bonuses it plans to give to new certified teachers starting in the fall, said Al Davis, its...

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