Broke L.A. Schools Are Giving Teachers a Half Day to Protest
In an unprecedented move, LAUSD is working with the local teachers union to make a protest of education cuts happen.
05.06.11
Just how bad is California's education budget crisis? In an unprecedented move, the Los Angeles Unified School District plans to dismiss students early on Friday, May 13 so that teachers and other school staff can protest proposed cuts to education. In fact, the nation's second largest school district is in such a financial crisis that they're actually working with the local teacher's union, UTLA, to make the protest happen—a very rare thing.
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