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LAUSD Teacher Says Defunding School Police Puts Students and Teachers at Risk

July 16, 2025 2:45 amJuly 16, 2025 5:55 pm

As a longtime educator, I’m concerned about numerous disturbing policies championed by the National Education Association (NEA) and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA). Especially troubling is the push to dismantle school safety. For starters, NEA and UTLA have been active...

Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Announces Another Run for California Governor

July 23, 2024 12:55 pmJuly 23, 2024 12:55 pm

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced on Tuesday that he would be officially running for Governor in 2026. A graduate of UCLA and the People’s College of Law, Villaraigosa was early on a leader of MEChA, a Chicano political...

California Teachers Association’s ‘Curriculum’ of Shame

February 16, 2024 12:10 pmFebruary 16, 2024 3:06 pm

The California Teachers Association just made clear—again—it does not give a fig about your child’s education. Indoctrination? Oh yeah. Education? Nahhhh. At its recent “solidarity conference” at the swanky Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, the union’s leaders paraded a...

LA Schools, Teachers Union Agree to 21% Pay Raise In Three-Year Contract

April 18, 2023 1:00 pmApril 18, 2023 1:00 pm

A new agreement by the Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD) and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) teachers union was reached Tuesday, resulting in a 21% raise for teachers over the next three years, as well as ending the possibility...

Former Los Angeles Teacher’s Stand Against Union Push to ‘Defund the Police’ Reaches 9th Circuit

January 10, 2023 3:15 pmJanuary 10, 2023 3:30 pm

Former high school teacher Glenn Laird, who two years ago shook the pillars of one of the largest and most powerful teachers’ unions in the United States, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), has now elevated his case to the...

Calls for Resignation Continues To Build For LA City Council Members Caught Making Racist Comments

October 11, 2022 2:15 amOctober 10, 2022 8:04 pm

Calls for the resignation of now-former City Council President Nury Martinez and fellow Council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo continued to grow on Monday as more elected leaders, as well as Angelino citizens, have given more pressure on...

How the Teachers Union Can Save LA Unified

September 9, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 8, 2022 9:35 pm

Earlier this year the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) released a report entitled “Burned Out, Priced Out – Solutions to the Educator Shortage Crisis.” Given the universally acknowledged challenges facing public K-12 education in California, this report merits serious...