The Governor's Education Study Committee in Louisiana has compiled this extensive report covering teacher salaries, financing public education, teacher certification, pupil-teacher ratios, and the professional literature on merit pay, differentiated staffing, and accountability. Using data from a statewide survey of teachers and administrators and comparative data between Louisiana and other states, final recommendations were adopted: (1) that the legislature enact a new state teacher salary schedule granting increases; (2) that teahcer certification be based on professional development and financial inducement; (3) that other school employees be granted salary increases; (4) that payment be made for additional inservice days; (5) that state payment for nondegree teachers be eliminated; (6) that a uniform policy for granting credit for teaching experience be adopted; (7) that additional pay for post-master's degree work be only for planned programs; and, (8) that consideration be given for a statewide insurance plan for teachers. Extensive tables and discussion provide supporting data and details of the recommendations. (DW)