- October 19, 2011 • 11:20 am PDT
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About 200 teachers, parents, and community supporters teamed up with Occupy L.A. to march on the headquarters of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday afternoon. Chanting "They say privatize, we say organize" as they marched, protesters spoke out against education cuts that have led to mass layoffs of teachers, librarians, school nurses, and school psychologists, as well as the shuttering of programs at school sites.

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