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10 things parents need to know about their schools during a teacher strike
Updated Jan. 10 On Thursday, L.A. Unified launched a strike hotline for parents and guardians, available Monday-Friday from 6 a.m to 4 p.m., staffed by district representatives who can provide assistance. The number is 213-443-1300. More than 30,000 teachers, school counselors, nurses and social workers in Los Angeles plan to strike as soon as Thursday. A...
By Esmeralda Fabián Romero | January 8, 2019
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Antonucci: The Los Angeles teacher strike is almost here, but what comes after?
Mike Antonucci’s Union Report appears weekly at LA School Report. The strike by Los Angeles public school teachers is only a day or two away (or maybe a few more). Along with the thousands of picketers and dozens of local reporters covering the strike will come a parade of national media to delve into the contract stalemate...
By Mike Antonucci | January 8, 2019
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‘Parents zero, students zero’ — An L.A. teacher strike is a no-win situation, parents of LAUSD’s most vulnerable students tell community organizations
Parents of the most vulnerable students in Los Angeles are experiencing heightened stress in the run-up to a teacher strike because they feel they have the most to lose, say the leaders of two community organizations that work closely with parents of public school children. Their children are already behind academically, and the parents fear...
By Esmeralda Fabián Romero | January 7, 2019
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What awaits California schools in the new year: The 6 big education stories we’re following in 2019
For California students, parents, teachers and education advocates, 2019 looks to be opening with a bang. In the first full week alone, a new governor will be inaugurated and teachers in the state’s largest school district are poised to strike — and Los Angeles could soon be followed by Oakland. Also, just months after the...
By Laura Greanias | January 6, 2019
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LAUSD, UTLA back to the bargaining table & more: 8 teacher strike updates you might have missed over winter break
*Updated Jan. 7 As nearly half a million L.A. Unified students return from holiday break on Monday, the district and its teachers union plan to sit down for a last-ditch attempt to avert a strike. If there’s no agreement, United Teachers Los Angeles intends to strike Thursday. There are more than 30,000 UTLA members who...
By Taylor Swaak | January 3, 2019
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Commentary: Why my child will attend school during a UTLA teacher strike
The line of teachers picketing at an elementary school near downtown L.A. in May of 1989 spanned across the façade of the building and main points of entry. My boyfriend and I (now husband) were both college students at nearby Cal State L.A. and teachers’ aides (TA’s) at the school. Until then, we were both...
By Evelyn Alemán | January 3, 2019
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Antonucci: With a Los Angeles teacher strike approaching, some echoes resonate from 1989
Mike Antonucci’s Union Report appears weekly at LA School Report. United Teachers Los Angeles and L.A. Unified march inexorably toward a strike in 2019, leading many to think back 30 years to the last Los Angeles teacher strike in May 1989. UTLA calls the 1989 strike a “historic UTLA victory” that resulted in a “historic contract.” Some...
By Mike Antonucci | January 2, 2019
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Commentary: Do I strike? A teacher wants to make informed decisions
I listened in angst to hear what my union’s response would be to the fact-finding panel’s report as it relates to the contract negotiations between LAUSD and UTLA. When I heard that we were moving to strike, I felt like a child caught between two parents in a bitter divorce. I have taught with LAUSD...
By Karina Gensicke | January 2, 2019
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A day after mediation panel backs LAUSD’s salary offer, UTLA sets a January strike date
*Updated United Teachers Los Angeles will strike Jan. 10 if L.A. Unified doesn’t take “a dramatically different approach” to negotiations, the union announced Wednesday. “[By] refusing to invest in our schools, the district has disrespected our students and disrespected us,” Alex Caputo-Pearl, the union’s president, said at a morning news conference. “We’ve reached the point...
By Taylor Swaak | December 19, 2018
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LAUSD’s plan to stave off financial ruin and a potential county takeover: Cut 15 percent of central office staff and save $86 million
Updated Dec. 11 L.A. Unified is facing a new deadline to prove to its county overseers that it will be able to stay afloat. By Monday, Dec. 17, the district must submit a revised plan to show how it will address its structural deficit that could render L.A. Unified insolvent within three years, meaning it...
By Laura Greanias | December 10, 2018