The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) last week announced it would significantly cut its winter break—a move that has the district’s teachers union crying foul. The district March 27 announced plans to shorten its three-week winter break—which typically takes place from mid-December to the first week of January—to two-and-a-half weeks in the upcoming 2023–24…
Los Angeles Unified Shortens Winter Break from 3 to 2 Weeks
Los Angeles School District Union Strike Enters Final Day
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) staff union, SEIU Local 99, is on its final day of a three-day strike on March 23, while negotiations continue for better wages and increased staffing in schools. The union will conclude its walkout Thursday with a rally at the Los Angeles State Historic Park and return to…
Los Angeles Public Schools Closed as Unions Launch 3-Day Strike
All Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) schools closed March 21 as the district’s two unions kicked off a three-day strike demanding more pay and benefits. Members of SEIU Local 99, the union representing the district’s 30,000 non-teaching staff—including cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians and special education assistants—said in a March 21 press conference that…
LAUSD Strike Demonstrates Massive Union Power
Commentary The Los Angeles Unified School District shuttered school doors March 21 after a strike by Local 99 members of the Service Employees International Union, which represents non-teaching employees. The United Teachers of Los Angeles, which represents teachers, joined the strike. The district’s 420,000 students are at home for the expected three-day duration of the…
All Los Angeles Public Schools to Close for 3 Days as Union Strike Unavoidable
LOS ANGELES—With labor talks at a standstill and no new negotiations scheduled, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) campuses will be closed March 21, leaving more than 400,000 students without classes as service workers strike to demand improved wages and working conditions. The 30,000 workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 99—including cafeteria…
Los Angeles Unified Teacher, Staff Strike to Start Next Week; Schools to Close for 3 Days
Union leaders in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced they will strike for three days next week, canceling classes for about 430,000 students in the nation’s second-largest school district. SEIU Local 99—the union representing 30,000 cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants, and other non-teaching staff at LAUSD—announced the strike at a…
8 Students Treated for Possibly Eating Marijuana Gummies at Sun Valley School
SUN VALLEY, Calif.—Eight school-aged patients were treated March 15 for sudden illness at Sun Valley Magnet School after possibly ingesting marijuana edibles. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded around 1:20 p.m. to the school at 7330 N. Bakman Avenue and evaluated the patients, described as both boys and girls between the ages of 12 and…
8 Children Treated for Possibly Taking Marijuana Gummies at LA School
SUN VALLEY, Calif.—Eight school-aged patients were treated March 15 for sudden illness at Sun Valley Magnet School after possibly ingesting marijuana edibles. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded around 1:20 p.m. to the school at 7330 N. Bakman Avenue and evaluated the patients, described as both boys and girls between the ages of 12 and…
Media Outlets Should Encourage Parents Advocating for Their Children’s Education
Commentary After witnessing the stunning recall of three trustees in a very progressive San Francisco Unified School Board in February 2022, many in the media began to marvel at the political power disenchanted parents and public school advocates were capable of wielding. After all, San Francisco has the fewest number of children per capita of…
LA Unified Academic Decathlon Won by Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
LOS ANGELES—Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies is headed to the California Academic Decathlon in Santa Clara next month after winning the top prize during the 42nd Annual Los Angeles Unified School District Academic Decathlon. The nine-member Sherman Oaks team earned 37,165.2 out of 60,000 points and was presented Saturday with the Superintendent’s Trophy. The…
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