How the Debate Over Charter Schools Is Fueling the Looming Los Angeles Teacher Strike
"Do we still believe in funding public education," one teacher said, "or have we given up?”/ More than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers are preparing to strike on Monday for the first time in 30 years due to failed negotiations over school funding, pay raises and classroom sizes. But as they look to mobilize support, teachers are also focusing on the growth of charter schools as a central issue in the nation’s second largest school district. At a press conference Wednesday night following another day of negotiations, United Teachers Los Angeles ...
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