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LA teachers win 21% wage increase in tentative contract pact with school district

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles school district and the teachers union have reached a tentative agreement that provides a 21% wage increase over about three years, averting the potential of a second strike this school year.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 18, 2023

How LAUSD is scrambling to prepare for a three-day strike affecting 420,000 children

LOS ANGELES — A day after unions representing both teachers and support staff announced a three-day strike starting Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District was scrambling to prepare for the looming shutdown of 1,000 campuses — while at the same time, trying to prevent the massive walkout.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 17, 2023

Q&A: Strike set at LA schools: What parents and students need to know

LOS ANGELES — A three-day walkout planned by Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and school staff is looming and set for next week.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 16, 2023

Racist audio leak has ‘tainted’ LA's redistricting maps. Now some want them scrapped

LOS ANGELES — For nearly a week, activists and elected officials have demanded the ouster of three Los Angeles City Council members, calling it the only acceptable response to secretly recorded audio of them engaged in a conversation with racist and derogatory language.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 16, 2022

LAUSD expects enrollment to plummet by an 'alarming' 30% in the next decade

LOS ANGELES — Enrollment in Los Angeles public schools is expected to plunge by nearly 30% over the next decade, leading to tough choices ahead about academic programs, campus closures, jobs and employee benefits — and forcing, over that time, a dramatic remake of the nation's second-largest school system.

Los Angeles Times · May 18, 2022

LA Unified School District passes controversial deaf education plan despite strong opposition

LOS ANGELES — Cheers rang out and hands waved in celebration as the Los Angeles Unified School Board voted unanimously to support a controversial overhaul of the district's deaf education program late Tuesday evening.

Los Angeles Times · May 11, 2022

Tutoring, a key learning recovery strategy, reaches fewer than 1 in 10 LA students

LOS ANGELES — Tutoring, considered a cornerstone to academic recovery from the pandemic, has reached fewer than 1 in 10 Los Angeles students, a sign of continuing challenges in efforts to help students in the nation's second-largest school system.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2022