LAUSD Board of Education approves 4,700 layoffs
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted Tuesday afternoon to approve sending thousands of layoff notices (posted 3/02/10)
By Ariel Edwards-Levy

Charter school teachers and supporters rally over LAUSD Proposal
Charter school supporters and teachers in LAUSD demonstrated on opposite sides of a resolution to allow outside operators at some of the district's low-performing and new schools. (posted 2/24/10)
By Shirin Parsavand

UTLA Rally
The thirty lowest performing schools in the Los Angeles school system may be opened up to reform from the outside. That could include charter companies coming in or partnerships between the district and private organizations. A rally today outside of United Teachers of Los Angeles headquarters showed how heated the debate over these schools is becoming. (posted 11/10/09)
By Dominic Riley

LA Substitute Teachers Protest UTLA Deal
Los Angeles substitute teachers staged a "die-in" to protest the deal made between UTLA president A.J. Duffy and LAUSD Superintendent Cortines that gives pink slipped junior teacher priority for substituting jobs over more senior substitute teachers. (posted 10/27/09)
By Jessica Flores

The LAUSD layoff saga goes on
The United Teachers Los Angeles has waged an aggressive campaign to make sure LAUSD teachers keep their jobs. They held a news conference before the Board of Education's meeting today to say that they are still fighting for their jobs. About 1,500 teachers still face the possibility of getting the axe and UTLA is determined to stop it. (posted 4/14/09)
By Beth Palkovic

UTLA strike authorization
The union that represents teachers in the Los Angeles district has new plans for its vote for strike authorization. This comes after 18 months of ongoing negotiations between the Los Angeles School District and the teacher's union over teacher contracts. We hear from both sides, the LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines and UTLA's President AJ Duffy about contract issues and the possibility of a strike. (posted 2/10/09)
By Jessica Conner

Over Pay, Under Pay, No Pay
About 200 protestors rallied outside the Los Angeles Unified School District building in Downtown Tuesday. The crowd, mainly teachers, was protesting the district's inaccurate payroll system. (posted 9/26/07)
By Christina Huh