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24th Street Celebrates First 5th-Grade Culmination in 13 Years
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (352+ words) For the first time in 13 years, 24th Street Elementary held a'fifth-grade culmination'ceremony'on June 10 " thanks to a determined group of parents and staff who organized to bring'fifth'grade back to the school.' 24th Street Elementary lost their fifth grade in 2013 when an unprecedented agreement…...
Wilshire Park Elementary Fights to Remove Bully Principal
1+ week, 6+ day ago (623+ words) Above: The Wilshire Park Elementary community stands behind Resource Teacher Kirsten Cook as she speaks to the school board May 12 about the impact of the principal's mismanagement on student services. After an escalated campaign involving educators, staff, and parents, the…...
UTLA Members Honored With Platinum Apple Awards
2+ week, 3+ day ago (126+ words) Each year, UTLA Platinum Apple Awards are given to outstanding educators who have made significant contributions to their schools through innovative methods, dedication to student success, and their ability to inspire both students and colleagues. What makes the UTLA Platinum…...
Two Schools in the Valley Win Against Charter Co-Location
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (146+ words) Above: Educators from Holmes Middle School and Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences (VAAS) picketing alongside students and parents outside Magnolia Charter's April 18 open house to protest the charter company's proposed co-location of their campuses. Educators, parents, and students at'Holmes…...
UTLA, Education Worker Unions Lobby Together with LAUSD to Protect State Funding
4+ week, 1+ day ago (404+ words) Above: UTLA President Cecily Myart-Cruz speaking at Thursday's press conference in Sacramento to push back against the governor's proposed roll backs to education funding. At the state capitol Thursday, UTLA held a joint lobby day with other LAUSD employee unions…...
Reseda High Community Rises Up Against Retaliation
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (369+ words) The Reseda High community is protesting the cancelling of the French and Theater Arts programs " an action suspected to be retaliation by administration against the UTLA Chapter Chair." UTLA Chapter Chair and French teacher Stephanie Defrance spent the last two…...
East Valley Skills Center Walks Out to Protest Firing of Beloved Teacher
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (330+ words) Above: Students enrolled in East Valley Skills Center's Adult Education program showing their support Wednesday morning for computer teacher Dawn Wilson (third from left). Dawn Wilson has been'an adult education'computer teacher for LAUSD for 24 years'and'has made a difference in the…...
Win Our Future: UTLA Members Vote to Ratify 2025-2027 Agreement
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (203+ words) United Teachers Los Angeles - UTLA UTLA Members Vote 92% YES to Ratify Landmark Agreement The results are in! UTLA members voted 92% YES to ratify the 2025-2027 agreement. A total of 26, 745 members voted " with 24, 665 voting yes and 2, 080 voting no. The next step is…...
Reseda High Teacher named to National Teachers Hall of Fame
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (167+ words) Margaret "Peg" Cagle, high school mathematics teacher at Reseda Charter Middle/High School and Science Magnet School, has been named to the National Teachers Hall of Fame Class of 2026. She joins a select group of five teachers who were surprised…...
Win Our Future: March 30 Update
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (202+ words) The'fact-finder'is'recommending'we sell out our students in exchange for a 3% bonus for this school year (NOT'an ongoing salary increase), an across-the-board 8% raise in July, and a 3% raise in January 2028.' This recommendation lets the district off the hook to spend the bare…...