Teachers on strike in LA

I would like to think you would be correct on this but like I said, give it 10 years.

 

LAUSD Teacher Strike Update:

LAUSD teachers strike, Day 2: Beutner says district lost $25 million in attendance, but saved $10 million in wages

Using old math and my brain housing group, the teacher strike has cost the LAUSD $15 million dollars so far.

 

Students should cross. Too many absences and they don't graduate. LAUSD consistently produces poor results and demands more money. I feel bad for the good teachers that really do deserve a raise.

 

Outside of weather forecasters is there any other job with a 50% failure rate where someone should be given a raise.

Its their money so they can do what they want but maybe those teachers should ask why they need a raise and why their cost of living is rising while the quality of living is dropping. They voted these people into office so I say let them suffer the consequences.

 

I expect Newsom will loosen purse strings since a disruptive teacher strike would not play well during his anticipated campaign for president, teachers just need to hold out until after he makes the announcement. Whether the State can afford the pay raise and extra teachers for the reduced class size just depends on its pension obligations and reasonable capacity to raise more taxes (both of which are quite substantial).

The expense of providing education for the sons and daughters of a burgeoning community of non-contributing residents and the poor quality of instruction provided by teachers in public school are both relevant issues, but politically incorrect to discuss and too far removed from the wage issue to have any impact on the discussion.

 

Says the expert on public education.

 

If God was really upset with LA teachers, he would have strike in Fargo, ND.

 

LA Times called on governor Newsom and newly elected state superintendent of public education [Tony Thurmond] to end the strike. The issue is now down to the teachers wanting a 6 1/2 percent raise while the school district is offering just 6%; hardly worth striking over.

 

Teachers work more than eight months per year. Besides, do you think lessons prepare themselves?

Here's what LA teachers really make:

https://achieve.lausd.net/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/Domain/280/Salary Tables/Salary 18-19/T Table-Annual.pdf​

So, don't live there. I moved away.

No, it isn't. The LAUSD has an 80% graduation rate.

http://laschoolreport.com/lausds-graduation-rate-tops-80-percent-surpassing-its-own-goals/​

I'm not going to refute any more of your bullsh't. Why don't you stop propagandizing the forum?

Uh huh. The district has an 80% graduation rate in spite of the problems.

Clean out the bureaucracy (that will help) and raise taxes to get the rest.

 

Tiresome BS Alert!

So, teachers should support the Republicans who would really screw public education if they got the chance.

 

Propaganda Alert!

 

Non Californians and/or Republicans in total denial don't understand that there isn't an option anymore. Republicans essentially don't exist in Los Angeles. The county is offering $ to the school district but only the governor can resolve this strike in my opinion.

 

Your evidence illegals are the problem is what?

 

They were told immigrants were all hard workers and would pay taxes to fund better schools with more, higher paid teachers.

The hard working, tax paying immigrants G T F O of California and move to a low tax state because they want to keep more of the fruits of their hard work.

The leeches stay in CA.

(nb4 'you say all immigrants in CA are leeches!') Im speaking generally, of course. Theres always some exceptions.

 

Racist Comment Alert!

 

Wow another Republican writing profound nonsense. Do you even bother to read or just impulsively spout ignorance?

 

Oh, I get it. I grew up in Palos Verdes, went to Long Beach State, and lived in Napa part of the year until 2014.

Schools don't get enough $$$ and there's a huge bureaucracy in public education with scores of unfunded mandates that needlessly complicate public education.

 

You...

 

My sister taught school in Napa for 25 years and retired to Oregon because she couldn't afford to live in Napa on her pension.

 

Thats republican. Not Republican.

I support constitutional limits to democratic representation, not a cult lead by NeoCon traitors.

Now what was that about 'impulsively spouting ignorance?'

 

Oh, that’s right, more kids don’t mean more kids.

 

I've lived here nearly my entire life and have observed the significant decline in Republicans. The last mayor [Richard Riordan] in the 1990's who was a Republican now votes for Democrats. If there is a R next to the name of anyone running for public office means defeat now. Even the last sheriff lost for once being a Republican even though the mayor and LAT endorsed him.

 

So, you don't have evidence illegals are the problem with LAUSD finances.

 

Republicans are the victims of their appeal to whites as the CA demographics changed, what is slowly happening nationwide. CA and LA went from Sam Yorty, Richard Nixon, Pat Brown, Ronald Reagsn, and Pete Wilson to very liberal pols, many women, and increasingly to people of color.

 

Public schools are funded with property taxes. It is well known California (and certainly Los Angeles) has highly inflated property values, and hence taxes thereupon. If public schools in California cannot adequately pay teachers with the revenue from their already highly taxed homeowners with grossly overpriced property something must be wrong in the calculations. My suspicion is it's the pensions.