Members of United Teachers Los Angeles approved a new contract with the L.A. Unified School District (LAUSD) that would give employees a 21%  salary increase, as both parties came to an agreement.
The agreement would raise the average teacher salary to $106,000, a 21% wage increase over three years.
UTLA, which represents more than 35,000 teachers, counselors, nurses, and librarians, voted with 94 percent approving the contract terms, which include raising salaries, reducing class sizes, and adding school staff over the next three years.
 The agreement requires LAUSD officials to provide continued support for students through attendance counselors, psychiatric social workers, and school psychologists—and limits class sizes for special education….