Stories matching tag 'Teachers'

Opinion: LAUSD continues its broken promises

Social Justice Educator Jose Lara feels the LAUSD has left a trail of broken promises that affects the community in several ways. [...]

Union demands LAUSD rehire laid-off teachers

Teachers union representatives are calling on Los Angeles Unified School District to rehire laid off teachers to improve class sizes and student learning in the district. [...]

OPINION: LAUP offers educational resources to aspiring teachers

Los Angeles Universal Preschool donates resources, funds and one-on-one support to the next generation of early childhood educators. [...]

OPINION: Walk in the shoes of a teacher

While the Great Education Debate continues, the teachers are on the front lines learning who their students are and what they need. No data necessary. [...]

Settlement changes teacher layoffs

A landmark settlement between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Los Angeles Board of Education will change the way teachers are laid off. [...]

Fremont High School to close five days early for summer

Teachers at Fremont High School voted yesterday and agreed to end the school year early to help alleviate budget problems. [...]

Teachers share reasons for marching

L.A. Unified teachers protested educational spending cuts by marching on Pershing Square as part of the March 4 Day of Action to Defend Education. [...]

LAUSD Board of Education approves layoffs for 4,700 employees

LAUSD voted on Tuesday to send layoff notices to 4,700 teachers and staff members. Board members blamed the pink slips on state cuts to education. [...]

Left behind by the LAUSD, parents get organized

imageThe fate of two school sites in South LA hangs in the balance, as parents push for their voices to be heard. [...]

UCLA IDEA: Working families and public schools suffering since economic crisis

imageHungry children and over-worked parents: The Educational Opportunities in Hard Times report shows that California's education system has gone from bad to worse. [...]

Chefs in the Classroom, healthy eating on the brain

Concerned over higher rates of obesity, one state organization sends chefs into public schools to teach educators that eating healthy is neither complicated nor expensive. At one middle school, the campaign faces challenges. [...]