LA teachers strike as 30,000, say "Enough!"

[BigmanPigman]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/california-today-los-angeles-teachers-strike.html

"The strike in Los Angeles shows that even in staunchly liberal areas many of the same tensions are bubbling over. And educators’ frustrations in L.A. could ripple across the state."

"Teachers and employees of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second-largest school system, say that working conditions have become untenable. Despite California’s reputation as a progressive bastion, the state still spends relatively little on public education — about half as much as New York spends on the average child."

"Now, educators are demanding higher pay, smaller class sizes and the hiring of more support staff like counselors and librarians."

As a CA teacher people should know that students in our state get HALF what other students get in other states. Too many standardized tests (even in first grade), 40 kids in some classes, no support staff (only once a week large schools have a nurse, psychologist, librarian, tech help, second lang assistance, art and music teachers, etc on site) and unfair pay, etc.

This is ridiculous. Our state is progressive but NOT with public schools. Teachers are NOT baby sitters and free day care, they are highly educated professionals who work 50 hour weeks and get little respect from the state, the admin and the parents. This has been allowed to go on for far too long since women are still paid less than men and most teachers are women. RESIST!

[SWBTATTReg]

1. All across the country, teachers are complaining that repub administrations are cutting them ...

short on pay, long on hours and too little resources. I guess the republicans don't want any smart people around.

[BigmanPigman]

2. Smart women to be specific.

[PoliticAverse]

4. Los Angeles is Democratic not Republican. n/t

[SunSeeker]

3. Good. We need to stop the death spiral of public education. nt