Category: LAUSD

LA Teachers Union Votes Overwhelmingly To Return To Classroom

March 22, 2021
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United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) members have overwhelmingly approved an agreement on safe return and hybrid instruction, according to a report. The vote was 89 percent in favor of the return, UTLA communications director Anna Bakalis reported. The vote was conducted from March 18 through March 21 and conducted by Integrity Voting Systems. A total…

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Newsom Signs $6.6 Billion School-Reopening Bill, School Year Could Be Extended

March 5, 2021
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LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Gov. Gavin Newsom March 5 signed a $6.6 billion legislative package that offers incentives for schools to resume in-person instruction for students up to second grade by April 1 and provides funds to help recoup learning lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly by extending the school year. But whether Los Angeles Unified School…

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LA County Elementary Schools Will Be Permitted To Reopen

February 16, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County elementary schools will able to resume in-person instruction as early as this week thanks to dropping coronavirus rates, with a formal announcement expected Feb. 16, but Los Angeles Unified campuses will likely remain closed as the teachers’ union demands vaccinations before returning. In-person instruction has been unavailable to the vast majority…

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