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He has helped organize the action and says he’s heard from teachers at 10 schools who plan to take part, plus students and parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They plan to hold a rally in front of Oakland Technical High School from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and then march to the Oakland Unified School District office, where they plan to rally into the afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5687893-Letter-to-Teachers-Regarding-Sick-Out-Google-Docs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter to staff\u003c/a> sent this week, district officials reminded teachers the action is illegal, writing: “Teachers participating in sick-outs will be subject to disciplinary action and will lose pay for time missed as these coordinated actions present significant safety and instructional problems for our students.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jenine Lindsey, the district’s director of labor strategy, said there’s a reason state law lays out a process for resolving labor disputes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It allows school districts to prepare for strikes and to put safety measures in place to ensure that there aren’t incidents with students,” she said. “We also know that the quality of instruction is heavily impacted by illegal and unlawful sickouts and walkouts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The district anticipates schools will stay open and instruction will continue, with central office staff filling in. Some schools may run on modified schedules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This sickout, like the last, isn’t sanctioned by the teachers union, the Oakland Education Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I understand the frustrations of our teachers,” said OEA president Keith Brown. “Our teachers are willing to take action for the schools that Oakland students deserve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Friday’s action comes after a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11717869/photos-hundreds-rally-in-oakland-over-school-funding-closures-and-pending-strikes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rally last weekend\u003c/a> that drew hundreds of teachers, parents and labor leaders to downtown Oakland to call for increased funding for education and to protest looming budget cuts and school closures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11719011/talks-resume-in-effort-to-end-strike-by-l-a-teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles teachers striking\u003c/a>, six states have now seen educators stage walkouts to protest underfunding in the last year. It’s looking increasingly likely that Oakland will be the next battleground in the national debate about how we fund public education and pay teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As in L.A., Oakland’s negotiations snagged on teacher pay and class size, among other things. The Oakland teachers union wants to see a 12 percent salary increase over three years, while the district’s final offer is a 5 percent increase over three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The pay is too low in Oakland, and the rent is very high,” Brown said. “It is important that our teachers have a living wage so they’re able to stay in the community and give our students the support they deserve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The average teacher salary in Oakland Unified is $63,149. That’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/fd/cs/documents/j90summary1718.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lower than all other districts\u003c/a> in Alameda County, though that figure doesn’t account for benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Oakland Schools: Put to the Test\" link1=\"https://www.kqed.org/oaklandschools#have-a-question,We want to hear from you. What stories should we cover?\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland Unified’s Lindsey argues that OUSD teachers don’t see benefits deducted from their paychecks, while teachers in some other districts do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The showdown over pay and working conditions is playing out as budget cuts and school closures roil the district. Oakland Unified is faced with tens of millions of dollars in cuts over the next three years, and the bailout money available from the state hinges on the district showing that it’s taking steps to become financially stable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/02/RS35214_OUSD_MOORE_025-qut.jpg\" label=\"Oakland Schools: Put to the Test\" link1=\"https://www.kqed.org/oaklandschools,Follow our coverage of the strikes, closures, and more.\" link2=\"https://www.kqed.org/oaklandschools#have-a-question,We want to hear from you. What stories should we cover?\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To that end, Oakland Unified is looking to cut millions of dollars from next year’s budget, while moving to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11711497/with-oakland-schools-on-the-chopping-block-community-looks-to-organize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">close and merge schools\u003c/a>. District officials estimate they need to cut down the district’s footprint by 24 schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All this is aggravating the frustrations teachers already had about their working conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hayes said he understands the position the district is in, “but that’s not the fault of the teachers,” he said. “I feel like we’re being punished for OUSD’s mismanagement of funds.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Oakland Schools: Put to the Test\" tag=\"ousd-news\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For their part, district officials say they want to pay teachers more. \u003ca href=\"https://www.ousd.org/Page/17859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The district has identified\u003c/a> boosting teacher pay and settling the contract as priorities for improving teacher retention and ultimately improving student outcomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Given their budget constraints, it’s a matter of coming up with the money. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/profiles/erin-mchenry-sorber-449857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erin McHenry-Sorber\u003c/a> is an assistant professor of higher education at West Virginia University. She does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond her academic appointment. This was originally published in \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first mass teacher labor action of 2019 is unfolding in California as United Teachers Los Angeles walked out for the first time in \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/16/us/teacher-strike-spreads-chaos-in-los-angeles.html\">30 years\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This strike, which began on Jan. 14, isn’t just about what’s going on in Los Angeles. Here are three reasons the nation should pay attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11718284/thousands-of-teachers-strike-in-los-angeles\">Thousands of Teachers Strike in Los Angeles\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11718284/thousands-of-teachers-strike-in-los-angeles\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/GettyImages-1082809894-e1547602605416.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003ch2>1. The L.A. case is different\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The L.A. strike is a standout due to its sheer size.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With \u003ca href=\"http://www.ed-data.org/district/Los-Angeles/Los-Angeles-Unified\">640,000 students\u003c/a>, and about \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/01/08/682190775/why-los-angeles-teachers-are-about-to-go-on-strike\">500,000\u003c/a> enrolled in the district’s public schools, Los Angeles represents the \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d12/tables/dt12_104.asp\">second-largest school district\u003c/a> in the United States. It is second only to New York City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The L.A. strike also involves 34,000 teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To compare, the statewide 2018 teacher strike in West Virginia – where I am \u003ca href=\"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13603116.2014.964571\">researching\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13603116.2014.964571\">teacher strikes\u003c/a> and teacher shortages – involved about 20,000 teachers and affected approximately \u003ca href=\"https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/16/west-virginia-drop-public-school-enrollment/\">270,000 students\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, the political context is different. When West Virginia teachers walked out of the classroom, they were battling a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/us/teacher-walkouts-threaten-republican-grip-on-conservative-states.html\">conservative state legislature\u003c/a> in a largely rural, majority-white state. Los Angeles is urban, far more diverse and located in a state that has voted mostly Democratic in presidential elections \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-california-voting-history/\">since 1992\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles Unified School District’s \u003ca href=\"https://achieve.lausd.net/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=47248&dataid=68431&FileName=Fingertip%20Facts2018-19_EnglishFinalDS.pdf\">student population\u003c/a> is 73 percent Latino, 10.5 percent white, 8.2 percent black and 4.2 percent Asian. The district serves over 150,000 students and their first language is not English.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The situation for the L.A. teachers union is also different in several ways. For instance, it is engaged in an active fight against the rapid growth of charter schools. Los Angeles is home to \u003ca href=\"https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/1816\">277 charter schools\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.dailynews.com/2018/10/12/how-are-charter-schools-influencing-lausd-labor-negotiations/\">largest number of such institutions\u003c/a> in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 2008, the charter industry in Los Angeles has grown 287 percent. According to the L.A. teachers union, the charter schools are effectively siphoning away \u003ca href=\"https://www.utla.net/campaigns-issues/campaigns/all-respect\">$550 million per year\u003c/a> from the district’s traditional public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union argues that LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner is a \u003ca href=\"http://www.governing.com/topics/education/gov-lausd-teacher-strike-education-policy.html\">pro-charter school superintendent\u003c/a> with \u003ca href=\"http://laindependent.com/lausd-superintendent-pick-called-unconventional/\">no education experience\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The teachers union has proposed greater transparency and more accountability for \u003ca href=\"https://www.utla.net/campaigns-issues/campaigns/all-respect\">L.A. charter schools\u003c/a> and has called for an \u003ca href=\"https://www.dailynews.com/2018/12/21/teachers-union-demands-immediate-cap-on-new-charter-schools-in-lausd-days-after-setting-strike-date/\">immediate cap\u003c/a> on charter school growth in the school district. The district has provided no counteroffer to these demands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teachers in Los Angeles have negotiated the current contract under dispute for over \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-last-negotiations-teachers-strike-20190106-story.html\">20 months\u003c/a>, and have been working without a contract for \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/01/13/684645947/los-angeles-teachers-are-moving-forward-with-a-strike\">over a year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not uncommon. For example, Oakland teachers in Northern California have been working without a contract for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/otisrtaylorjr/article/Oakland-teachers-without-a-contract-for-more-13419865.php\">more than a year\u003c/a>. A recent contract resolution following a Pennsylvania school district strike came after teachers worked without a contract for \u003ca href=\"https://wnep.com/2018/06/18/dallas-teachers-demand-contract/\">3½ years\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>2. It’s not just about better pay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Like strikes in Oklahoma, Arizona, Kentucky, Colorado and North Carolina, the Los Angeles teachers’ strike is essentially about greater investment in public education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For L.A. teachers, this includes a \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2019/1/13/18181010/los-angeles-teachers-strike\">6.5 percent salary increase\u003c/a> to make up for what the union calls “\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lausd-strike-more-than-30000-teachers-on-strike-in-los-angeles/\">stagnant wages\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The average teacher makes almost \u003ca href=\"https://www.epi.org/publication/teacher-pay-gap-2018/\">19 percent less in wages\u003c/a> than comparable workers. In California, specifically, this figure is about 15 percent. L.A. teachers make between \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l-teachers-join-u-s-movement-against-under-funded-schools-n957031\">$50,000 and $80,000 a year\u003c/a>, but the cost of living in the city is so high that a two-bedroom apartment requires a \u003ca href=\"https://smartasset.com/mortgage/the-income-needed-to-pay-rent-2017-edition\">six-figure income\u003c/a>. This means many teachers have two, or in some cases, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l-teachers-join-u-s-movement-against-under-funded-schools-n957031\">three jobs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But beyond wages, teachers have begun to demand a greater commitment to investment in public education from their governing bodies, either school boards or state legislatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Oklahoma, for example, striking teachers protested inadequate instructional materials, including outdated and \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/04/the-larger-concerns-behind-the-teachers-strikes/557171/\">deteriorating textbooks\u003c/a>. In Los Angeles, striking teachers are demanding, among other things, a reduction in classroom sizes, which can be up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.utla.net/get-involved/issues/class-size\">46 students\u003c/a> in some classrooms based on their current contract. Teachers \u003ca href=\"https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/01/why-are-la-teachers-striking-lausd-wages-class-size/579511/\">argue\u003c/a> the large class sizes make it difficult to meet the needs of their students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also want an increase in school nurses, librarians and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/01/13/684645947/los-angeles-teachers-are-moving-forward-with-a-strike;%20https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/UTLA-LAUSD-to-Hold-More-Negotiations-Today-504222571.html\">counselors\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These issues get at the heart of student learning. Students need adequate supplies, individual teacher attention and access to mental health services, such as counselors, if they are expected to thrive in the classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the ability of public schools to provide for all of these instructional and social support needs has become increasingly difficult as states have continued to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/a-punishing-decade-for-school-funding\">underfund\u003c/a> their public education systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>3. L.A. strike could spur other teacher strikes\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The L.A. teachers strike suggests that the wave of teacher protests is not over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teacher strikes and work stoppages have been preceded by a nationwide teacher shortage that continues to grow across many states, which do not have enough certified math, special education, science and, in increasing cases, elementary teachers to meet the needs of their students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, \u003ca href=\"https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/teacher-shortage-us-education/\">80 percent of districts\u003c/a> reported a teacher shortage in the 2017 to 2018 school year. Teacher shortages are most often \u003ca href=\"https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/teacher-shortage-us-education/\">blamed\u003c/a> on low teacher pay, one of the commonalities across teacher strikes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These shortages are arguably exacerbated by an increase in the “\u003ca href=\"http://neatoday.org/2017/07/17/teacher-pay-penalty-driving-educators-away-from-profession/\">teacher pay penalty\u003c/a>,” the term used to describe disparities in teacher salary compared to professions requiring comparable levels of education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time teachers find themselves increasingly undervalued, most states are still funding their public education systems at levels \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/a-punishing-decade-for-school-funding\">below\u003c/a> that of the 2008 recession. This includes California, which ranked \u003ca href=\"https://www.politifact.com/california/statements/2018/jan/17/delaine-eastin/does-california-rank-41st-student-spending-no-1-pr/\">41st\u003c/a> nationwide in per pupil spending when adjusted for cost of living.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As long as public schools remain underfunded, the nation can expect to see more teacher strikes in other school districts and states in the near future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/profiles/erin-mchenry-sorber-449857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erin McHenry-Sorber\u003c/a> is an assistant professor of higher education at West Virginia University. She does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond her academic appointment. This was originally published in \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first mass teacher labor action of 2019 is unfolding in California as United Teachers Los Angeles walked out for the first time in \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/16/us/teacher-strike-spreads-chaos-in-los-angeles.html\">30 years\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This strike, which began on Jan. 14, isn’t just about what’s going on in Los Angeles. Here are three reasons the nation should pay attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11718284/thousands-of-teachers-strike-in-los-angeles\">Thousands of Teachers Strike in Los Angeles\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11718284/thousands-of-teachers-strike-in-los-angeles\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/GettyImages-1082809894-e1547602605416.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003ch2>1. The L.A. case is different\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The L.A. strike is a standout due to its sheer size.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With \u003ca href=\"http://www.ed-data.org/district/Los-Angeles/Los-Angeles-Unified\">640,000 students\u003c/a>, and about \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/01/08/682190775/why-los-angeles-teachers-are-about-to-go-on-strike\">500,000\u003c/a> enrolled in the district’s public schools, Los Angeles represents the \u003ca href=\"https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d12/tables/dt12_104.asp\">second-largest school district\u003c/a> in the United States. It is second only to New York City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The L.A. strike also involves 34,000 teachers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To compare, the statewide 2018 teacher strike in West Virginia – where I am \u003ca href=\"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13603116.2014.964571\">researching\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13603116.2014.964571\">teacher strikes\u003c/a> and teacher shortages – involved about 20,000 teachers and affected approximately \u003ca href=\"https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/16/west-virginia-drop-public-school-enrollment/\">270,000 students\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, the political context is different. When West Virginia teachers walked out of the classroom, they were battling a \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/us/teacher-walkouts-threaten-republican-grip-on-conservative-states.html\">conservative state legislature\u003c/a> in a largely rural, majority-white state. Los Angeles is urban, far more diverse and located in a state that has voted mostly Democratic in presidential elections \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-california-voting-history/\">since 1992\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles Unified School District’s \u003ca href=\"https://achieve.lausd.net/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=47248&dataid=68431&FileName=Fingertip%20Facts2018-19_EnglishFinalDS.pdf\">student population\u003c/a> is 73 percent Latino, 10.5 percent white, 8.2 percent black and 4.2 percent Asian. The district serves over 150,000 students and their first language is not English.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The situation for the L.A. teachers union is also different in several ways. For instance, it is engaged in an active fight against the rapid growth of charter schools. Los Angeles is home to \u003ca href=\"https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/1816\">277 charter schools\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.dailynews.com/2018/10/12/how-are-charter-schools-influencing-lausd-labor-negotiations/\">largest number of such institutions\u003c/a> in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 2008, the charter industry in Los Angeles has grown 287 percent. According to the L.A. teachers union, the charter schools are effectively siphoning away \u003ca href=\"https://www.utla.net/campaigns-issues/campaigns/all-respect\">$550 million per year\u003c/a> from the district’s traditional public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union argues that LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner is a \u003ca href=\"http://www.governing.com/topics/education/gov-lausd-teacher-strike-education-policy.html\">pro-charter school superintendent\u003c/a> with \u003ca href=\"http://laindependent.com/lausd-superintendent-pick-called-unconventional/\">no education experience\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The teachers union has proposed greater transparency and more accountability for \u003ca href=\"https://www.utla.net/campaigns-issues/campaigns/all-respect\">L.A. charter schools\u003c/a> and has called for an \u003ca href=\"https://www.dailynews.com/2018/12/21/teachers-union-demands-immediate-cap-on-new-charter-schools-in-lausd-days-after-setting-strike-date/\">immediate cap\u003c/a> on charter school growth in the school district. The district has provided no counteroffer to these demands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teachers in Los Angeles have negotiated the current contract under dispute for over \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-last-negotiations-teachers-strike-20190106-story.html\">20 months\u003c/a>, and have been working without a contract for \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/01/13/684645947/los-angeles-teachers-are-moving-forward-with-a-strike\">over a year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not uncommon. For example, Oakland teachers in Northern California have been working without a contract for \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/otisrtaylorjr/article/Oakland-teachers-without-a-contract-for-more-13419865.php\">more than a year\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>2. It’s not just about better pay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Like strikes in Oklahoma, Arizona, Kentucky, Colorado and North Carolina, the Los Angeles teachers’ strike is essentially about greater investment in public education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For L.A. teachers, this includes a \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/2019/1/13/18181010/los-angeles-teachers-strike\">6.5 percent salary increase\u003c/a> to make up for what the union calls “\u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lausd-strike-more-than-30000-teachers-on-strike-in-los-angeles/\">stagnant wages\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The average teacher makes almost \u003ca href=\"https://www.epi.org/publication/teacher-pay-gap-2018/\">19 percent less in wages\u003c/a> than comparable workers. In California, specifically, this figure is about 15 percent. L.A. teachers make between \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l-teachers-join-u-s-movement-against-under-funded-schools-n957031\">$50,000 and $80,000 a year\u003c/a>, but the cost of living in the city is so high that a two-bedroom apartment requires a \u003ca href=\"https://smartasset.com/mortgage/the-income-needed-to-pay-rent-2017-edition\">six-figure income\u003c/a>. This means many teachers have two, or in some cases, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l-teachers-join-u-s-movement-against-under-funded-schools-n957031\">three jobs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But beyond wages, teachers have begun to demand a greater commitment to investment in public education from their governing bodies, either school boards or state legislatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Oklahoma, for example, striking teachers protested inadequate instructional materials, including outdated and \u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/04/the-larger-concerns-behind-the-teachers-strikes/557171/\">deteriorating textbooks\u003c/a>. In Los Angeles, striking teachers are demanding, among other things, a reduction in classroom sizes, which can be up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.utla.net/get-involved/issues/class-size\">46 students\u003c/a> in some classrooms based on their current contract. Teachers \u003ca href=\"https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/01/why-are-la-teachers-striking-lausd-wages-class-size/579511/\">argue\u003c/a> the large class sizes make it difficult to meet the needs of their students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also want an increase in school nurses, librarians and \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/01/13/684645947/los-angeles-teachers-are-moving-forward-with-a-strike;%20https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/UTLA-LAUSD-to-Hold-More-Negotiations-Today-504222571.html\">counselors\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These issues get at the heart of student learning. Students need adequate supplies, individual teacher attention and access to mental health services, such as counselors, if they are expected to thrive in the classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the ability of public schools to provide for all of these instructional and social support needs has become increasingly difficult as states have continued to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/a-punishing-decade-for-school-funding\">underfund\u003c/a> their public education systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>3. L.A. strike could spur other teacher strikes\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The L.A. teachers strike suggests that the wave of teacher protests is not over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teacher strikes and work stoppages have been preceded by a nationwide teacher shortage that continues to grow across many states, which do not have enough certified math, special education, science and, in increasing cases, elementary teachers to meet the needs of their students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, \u003ca href=\"https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/teacher-shortage-us-education/\">80 percent of districts\u003c/a> reported a teacher shortage in the 2017 to 2018 school year. 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With no negotiations planned for the weekend, a Monday strike is looking likely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>United Teachers Los Angeles’ more than 30,0000 members have been working without a contract for over a year. The LA Unified School District is the second largest school district in the country, and a strike would affect roughly 480,000 public school students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, the union once again met with district leaders to try to hammer out an agreement. Those negotiations came a day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a proposed budget that included more funding for public education. After the Democratic governor’s announcement, the district \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesSchools/photos/a.257473377620917/2262734643761437/?type=3&theater\">upped its offer\u003c/a>. 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They are supporting their teachers at the rally. "We could use more counselors at our school," says Levitt. "We have 500 students to a counselor. Many students have mental health issues they can't deal with at home."\" width=\"637\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125848.jpg 637w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125848-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casey Levitt and Theodore Zarobell, seniors at Oakland Tech, were supporting their teachers. \"Teacher pay is really important,\" says Zarobell. \"Many of our teachers have to live hours away in the suburbs. 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There's only charter schools around us, and we don't want charter schools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11717871\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11717871\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_111645-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_111645-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_111645-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_111645-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_111645.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland teachers met at Lake Merritt before marching to Frank Ogawa Plaza to join up with the larger rally. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11717874\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11717874\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125048-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Educators from all over the Bay Area including Fremont, San Jose, Orinda and Berkeley came out to support Oakland teachers. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125048-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125048-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125048-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125048.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Educators from all over the Bay Area including Fremont, San Jose, Orinda and Berkeley came out to support Oakland and Los Anegeles teachers. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 637px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11717877\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125848.jpg\" alt=\"Casey Levitt and Theodore Zarobell are seniors at Oakland Tech. They are supporting their teachers at the rally. "We could use more counselors at our school," says Levitt. "We have 500 students to a counselor. Many students have mental health issues they can't deal with at home."\" width=\"637\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125848.jpg 637w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125848-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casey Levitt and Theodore Zarobell, seniors at Oakland Tech, were supporting their teachers. \"Teacher pay is really important,\" says Zarobell. \"Many of our teachers have to live hours away in the suburbs. You should be able to live where you work.\"\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11717875\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11717875\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125118-800x600.jpg\" alt='Event organizers were inspired by the \"Red4Ed\" movement that swept through red states including West Virginia, Oklahoma and Arizona last year.' width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125118-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125118-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125118-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_125118.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Event organizers were inspired by the \"Red4Ed\" movement that swept through conservative states including West Virginia, Oklahoma and Arizona last year. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11717879\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 637px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11717879\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_130517.jpg\" alt=\"Bay Area teachers were also marching in solidarity with teachers in Los Angeles, who are expected to go on strike next week. Cherene Fillingim-Selk is a teacher at Berkeley Arts Magnet. "At an event like this with hundreds of people, you realize you're not alone." \" width=\"637\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_130517.jpg 637w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_130517-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bay Area teachers were also marching in solidarity with teachers in Los Angeles, who are expected to go on strike next week. \"At an event like this with hundreds of people, you realize you're not alone,\" says Cherene Fillingim-Selk a teacher at Berkeley Arts Magnet. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11717880\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11717880\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_131232-800x566.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland teachers are asking for a wage increase and smaller class sizes in the latest contract negotiations with the district. \" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_131232-800x566.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_131232-160x113.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_131232-1020x721.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_20190112_131232.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland teachers are asking for a wage increase and smaller class sizes in contract negotiations with the district. \u003ccite>(Muna Danish / KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Parents and students opposed to the school district’s plan to close Roots International Academy in East Oakland are vowing to fight to keep it open. And with a labor strike brewing, teachers around the city are seizing on the issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At this week’s Oakland Unified School District board meeting, teachers, parents and school staff came to speak out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These students are the reason I’m prepared to go on strike, why all the teachers here are prepared to go on strike,” East Oakland Pride Elementary School teacher Adi Hoag said to cheers. “We can make this fight. I’m not planning to go back in there if they close any schools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hoag pledged to keep Roots Academy open by any means necessary, throwing out the possibility of a sit-in at the school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roots Academy families also plan to join teachers in a \u003ca href=\"https://sanfrancisco.carpe-diem.events/calendar/9094197-rally-to-fund-public-education-now-oakland-contingent-at-frank-ogawa-plaza/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teachers union rally \u003c/a> in downtown Oakland on Saturday that’s aimed at boosting education funding in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11717460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11717460 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0981-e1547161997544-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0981-e1547161997544-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0981-e1547161997544-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0981-e1547161997544-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0981-e1547161997544-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0981-e1547161997544-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0981-e1547161997544.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some community members opposed to the closure of Roots Academy say they will join in a teachers union rally on Saturday. \u003ccite>(Vanessa Rancaño/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Shortly before the winter holiday break, district officials announced their plan to close Roots. Officials cited the middle school’s dwindling enrollment and poor teacher retention as reasons for shuttering the school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We wanted to make sure that our students were given the opportunity to make a transition to a higher performing school before any adverse conditions at Roots grew any more challenging,” district spokesman John Sasaki said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Wednesday night’s meeting, school board members listened in silence as parents vented their anger and sadness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just want to know why are you attacking our communities,” parent Concepcion Resendiz told the board, explaining that her son struggled in school until he found what felt like family at Roots. “We are the ones that you left always behind, and instead of giving us a hand you just throw us away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Board members did not discuss the proposed closure of Roots Academy at the meeting, but assured community members they’d take up the conversation at their next meeting on Jan. 23.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland Unified School District is in the process of developing a controversial plan to pare down the number of schools in the district by as many as 24. It’s a move the district says is critical to shoring up finances in the long term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>District officials had \u003ca href=\"https://ousd.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3727236&GUID=2F788976-5A80-4BBA-B940-0E878F99B445&Options=&Search=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assured the community they’d be heard\u003c/a> throughout the process, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716967/oaklands-school-closure-plans-off-to-a-rough-start-for-some-parents\">some Roots Academy parents say that hasn’t happened\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716967/oaklands-school-closure-plans-off-to-a-rough-start-for-some-parents\">Oakland’s School Closure Plans Off to a Rough Start for Some Parents\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Jan. 9, 2019\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11716967/oaklands-school-closure-plans-off-to-a-rough-start-for-some-parents\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/RootsIntlAcademy.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“For it to come down this way without us really knowing and having a seat, that’s what bothers me more than anything,” said parent Gwen McWilliams, whose daughter, Robyn, is in sixth grade at Roots. “I think we should have had some say.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the very least, McWilliams said she wanted a chance to ask decision-makers the questions that still nag at her. “What could we have done differently that we didn’t know about in time? What could we do to keep it open?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McWilliams’ daughter, Robyn, worries about having to leave her friends when she goes to a different school. “It feels like the people don’t really care about our education,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11717461\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11717461 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0985-e1547162049875-800x563.jpg\" alt=\"Parents, teachers and community members attend an Oakland school board meeting. Jan. 9, 2019\" width=\"800\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0985-e1547162049875-800x563.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0985-e1547162049875-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0985-e1547162049875-1020x718.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0985-e1547162049875-1200x845.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/IMG_0985-e1547162049875.jpg 1602w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parents, teachers and community members attend an Oakland school board meeting on Jan. 9, 2019 \u003ccite>(Vanessa Rancaño/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The district has not yet determined how the placement process for Roots students would work if the school closes. “We will work with families with incoming seventh- and eighth-grade students to find the best placement for their children,” Sasaki said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McWilliams says she will consider other Oakland schools, but if she doesn’t like her options she’s ready to look elsewhere. “If push comes to shove I’ll have to go out of the district,” McWilliams said, “possibly moving.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The board plans to hold a final vote on the Roots closure in the next two months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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