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“We don’t want to see our district and our students pulled into something that is broader than our local situation,” she said. 0.950

👤 Meredith Dodson 📋 News Article 🏷️ Education , Political

Simplified: Meredith Dodson said they don’t want to see their district and their students pulled into something that is broader than their local situation

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2 months ago
Before that, the last strike by Los Angeles Unified teachers was in 1989. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Labor , Education

Simplified: The last strike by Los Angeles Unified teachers was in 1989 before that

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2 months ago
Meredith Dodson, executive director of the San Francisco Parents Coalition, said that she believes teachers deserve higher pay and benefits. 0.950

👤 Meredith Dodson 📋 News Article 🏷️ Labor , Education

Simplified: Meredith Dodson said she believes teachers deserve higher pay and benefits

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2 months ago
But she also worried about lower-income parents who couldn’t afford child care or to take days off work to watch their kids during the strike. 0.950

👤 Meredith Dodson 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Education

Simplified: Meredith Dodson worried about lower-income parents who couldn’t afford child care or to take days off work to watch their kids during the strike

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2 months ago
“Our local situation could be very different from what’s happening in Santa Cruz or L.A. or Monterey or Fresno.” 0.950

👤 Meredith Dodson 📋 News Article 🏷️ Education , Political

Simplified: Their local situation could be very different from what’s happening in Santa Cruz or L A or Monterey or Fresno

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2 months ago
The last teachers-only strike in the district was in 2019, when teachers walked out for six days. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Labor , Education

Simplified: The last teachers-only strike in the district was in 2019 when teachers walked out for six days

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2 months ago
“For my family and many of us, this is a stability issue for this district. We need to know we’re comfortable putting down roots in this district and growing our skills here and continuing to be part... 0.950

👤 Ryan Alias 📋 News Article 🏷️ Labor , Education

Simplified: For his family and many others this is a stability issue for this district they need to know they’re comfortable putting down roots in this district a...

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2 months ago
Many parents were very concerned about disruptions for their children, including learning loss, she said. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Education

Simplified: Many parents were very concerned about disruptions for their children including learning loss she said

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2 months ago
Her group, a nonprofit that was formed in 2020, surveyed 700 parents last week and found that nearly a quarter would have to miss work if a strike took place. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Labor , Education

Simplified: Her group surveyed 700 parents last week and found that nearly a quarter would have to miss work if a strike took place

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2 months ago
That could soon increase to $1,500 a month, according to the union. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Labor , Education

Simplified: That could soon increase to $1500 a month

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2 months ago
In Southern California, the teachers union in the Los Angeles Unified School District, California’s largest, declared an impasse in contract talks in December, and last month authorized a strike if an... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Labor , Education

Simplified: The teachers union in the Los Angeles Unified School District declared an impasse in contract talks in December and last month authorized a strike if...

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2 months ago
The union, United Teachers Los Angeles, is seeking to increase starting teacher salaries to $80,000 and asking for smaller classroom sizes in some grades. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Labor , Education , Finance

Simplified: United Teachers Los Angeles is seeking to increase starting teacher salaries to $80000 and asking for smaller classroom sizes in some grades

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2 months ago
Many districts have not been able to close schools because of community and labor opposition, and they have not cut staff in parallel with their loss of students. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Education , Labor

Simplified: Many districts have not been able to close schools because of community and labor opposition and they have not cut staff in parallel with their loss o...

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2 months ago
Julie Van Winkle, a vice president at United Teachers Los Angeles, said that the coordination was inspired by the 2018 “Red for Ed” movement, in which thousands of teachers in politically conservative... 0.950

👤 Julie Van Winkle 📋 News Article 🏷️ Labor , Education , Political

Simplified: Julie Van Winkle said the coordination was inspired by the 2018 “Red for Ed” movement in which thousands of teachers walked off the job to demand high...

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2 months ago
At the same time, districts are seeing higher rates of absenteeism than before the pandemic, which further hurts their funding because they receive money based on how many days students attend, said T... 0.950

👤 Tony Thurmond 📋 News Article 🏷️ Education , Finance

Simplified: Districts are seeing higher rates of absenteeism than before the pandemic which further hurts their funding because they receive money based on how ma...

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2 months ago
Mr. Thurmond, an ally of teachers unions, has proposed legislation to change how California funds its schools — to base the formula on the number of students enrolled in a district, rather than the av... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Education , Finance , Political

Simplified: Tony Thurmond proposed legislation to change how California funds its schools to base the formula on the number of students enrolled in a district rat...

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2 months ago
Even though California is providing a record amount of state funding per student — and its school funding has been above the national average for the last several years — some school districts are sti... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Finance , Education

Simplified: California provides a record amount of state funding per student even though some school districts are still struggling to balance their budgets

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2 months ago
The union has asked the district to cover all medical premiums for its members and their dependents, as well as provide a 9 percent raise over two years. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Labor , Education

Simplified: The union has asked the district to cover all medical premiums and provide a 9 percent raise over two years

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2 months ago
U.T.L.A. teachers went on a sympathy strike in March 2023 when support staff walked out, shutting down schools for three days. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Labor , Education

Simplified: U.T.L.A. teachers went on a sympathy strike in March 2023 when support staff walked out shutting down schools for three days

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2 months ago
While the district completely pays for individual coverage, a teacher with family health care coverage pays about $1,200 a month. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Labor , Education

Simplified: A teacher with family health care coverage pays about $1200 a month

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2 months ago