We Are Public Schools

We all remember beautiful moments of struggle from the 2019 UTLA strike. Listen to Mallorie Evans, an Educational Audiologist, share one of her most powerful memories.

What are some of your most memorable moments?

#RedforED #WeArePublicSchools #UTLAStrong #StrikeAversary

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We’re back with LA School Voice LIVE today! Gloria Martinez & guests take us through all the latest: how educators won big in Chicago, how school communities rose up for fire safety, and how parents are part of the fight for a pro-public ed school board.

Challenges LAUSD Educators Face

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The cost of living has risen 27% since 2008.

California is the richest state in the nation. Nonetheless, it ranks 44 out of 50 states in per-pupil spending.

California Student-to-Psychiatric Social Worker Ratio

Students TK-6 take more than 100 standardized tests in LAUSD

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The 287% growth of the charter school industry in Los Angeles since 2008 drains nearly $600 million from our public schools every year.

WORD ON THE STREET

United Teachers Los Angeles

Stop the charter drain! LA is home to the largest concentration of corporate charter schools in the country. Since 2008, the charter industry has grown a whopping 287% and now costs the district nearly $600 million every year. #WeArePublicSchools #AnotherDayAnotherCharterScandal https://t.co/6BMgqYgXSg

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United Teachers Los Angeles

"Speak Up" and "Parent Rev" are orgs funded by the privatizers in order to manipulate and misinform our communities. They are part of the strategy to privatize our public schools. #WeArePublicSchools #UTLAStrong https://t.co/fLpohSzC1n

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United Teachers Los Angeles

#Charters companies must pay their bills. #LAUSD is asking for payment of "over-allocation fees" from 41 co-located charters that didn't enroll enough students to justify the number of classrooms they took. #WeArePublicSchools #UTLAStrong<br...

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