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Los Angeles Public School Parents, Students Protest Against Schools Not Reopening

February 22, 2021 5:51 pm

Parents and students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) held a Zoom blackout and protest Monday, against LA public schools not reopening. Dozens of parents and student joined a protest outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles against ...

Orange County Classical Academy Excels Despite COVID

December 2, 2020 2:30 amDecember 2, 2020 6:17 am

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck hard back in April 2020, California’s teachers’ unions went into overdrive. The United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) released a lengthy document outlining what they believed to be “Safe and Equitable Conditions for Starting LAUSD in...

Parents, Students Protest For Reopening Schools in Los Angeles

August 19, 2020 9:21 pmAugust 19, 2020 9:31 pm

On Wednesday, dozens of parents, kids, and other supporters in favor of reopening schools in Southern California protested outside of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) building in Los Angeles. A rally outside of the LA teacher union headquarters Members...

Palos Verdes School Board Threatens Censure of Member for Participating in Federal Schools Lawsuit

August 5, 2020 5:19 pmAugust 5, 2020 5:19 pm

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD) Board of Education has five members, four of which are set to vote to censure the fifth member at Wednesday’s board meeting. Matthew Brach, the only board member who is also a...

As Teachers Unions Fight to Keep Kids Out of School, Parents Get Creative

August 5, 2020 2:18 amAugust 4, 2020 8:40 pm

In July the United Teachers Los Angeles union announced that Los Angeles Unified District schools effectively would not reopen unless certain conditions are met: privately operated publicly funded charter schools are shut down, police are defunded, Medicare-for-All government-run health care is...

L.A. Teachers Union: Give us $250 Million, Or Keep Schools Closed

July 15, 2020 12:37 pmJuly 15, 2020 1:19 pm

The second largest public school district in the United States is in turmoil. Los Angeles Unified School District, with over 600,000 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade at over 1,000 schools, may not be open for the business of teaching on August...

L.A. Teachers Union: Schools Can’t Reopen Unless Charter Schools Shut Down, Police Defunded

July 13, 2020 2:10 amJuly 14, 2020 8:22 am

In what appears to be a labor union power play, the United Teachers Los Angeles union announced Friday that Los Angeles Unified District schools effectively cannot reopen unless certain conditions are met: privately operated publicly funded charter schools are shut...