Today marks day two of the Los Angeles teacher union strike, a labor stoppage from the nation’s 2nd largest public school district. It’s the first strike for the union since 1989. I published a story last week in The American Prospect that aims to answer basic questions about why L.A. teachers are striking, and the larger political factors undergirding this whole fight. (Spoiler: there’s a high-stakes school board election in March, a new superintendent’s plan to reorganize the whole district, and a lot of distrust over funding and school privatization.)
L.A. teachers strike for first time in 30 years
L.A. teachers strike for first time in 30…
L.A. teachers strike for first time in 30 years
Today marks day two of the Los Angeles teacher union strike, a labor stoppage from the nation’s 2nd largest public school district. It’s the first strike for the union since 1989. I published a story last week in The American Prospect that aims to answer basic questions about why L.A. teachers are striking, and the larger political factors undergirding this whole fight. (Spoiler: there’s a high-stakes school board election in March, a new superintendent’s plan to reorganize the whole district, and a lot of distrust over funding and school privatization.)