Extensive press coverage of teacher protests - June 6th 2008

The June 6th action has received overwhelming media attention.

Newspaper coverage

Sherman Oaks Sun
“LAUSD elementary, middle and high schools teachers join walk out to protest statewide education cuts”- Catherine Billey June 12, 2008
Story at www.suncommunitynewspapers.com...

Palisadian Post
“Families, teachers protest proposed cuts” – Sue Pascoe – June 11, 2008
http://www.palisadespost.com/content/index.cfm?Story_ID=4010

New York Times
“California Teachers Challenge Proposed Cuts” – Rebecca Cathcart – June 7, 2008
Story at www.nytimes.com...

Daily News
“Teachers stage one-hour walkout” – Rick Orlov – June 7, 2008
http://www.dailynews.com/education/ci_9507188

La Opinion
“Maestros presionan con marcha contra recortes” – Isaias Alvarado – June 7, 2008
http://www.impre.com/laopinion/noticias/primera-pagina/2008/6/7/maestros-presionan-con-marcha--59796-1.html

Los Angeles Times
“Budget protest takes teachers out of classrooms” – Jason Song & Francisco Vara-Orta – June 6, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-walkout7-2008jun07,0,5629086.story

Hoy Newspaper
“Recrudece la disputa entre maestros y distrito escolar” – Francisco Castro Diario – June 6, 2008
http://www.hoyinternet.com/noticias/localidades/losangeles/hoy-0606lausdjun06,0,3850894.story

Daily Breeze
“LAUSD teachers stage 1-hour walkout” – Christina Hoag – June 6, 2008
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_9502227

San Fernando Valley Sun
“LAUSD teachers to walk out of classes on Friday” – Marianne Love – June 5, 2008
http://www.sanfernandosun.com/sanfernsun/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2368&Itemid=0

Associated Press
“L.A. teachers will be tardy Friday to protest cuts”– June 4, 2008
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080605-1153-ca-teacherprotest.html

Radio coverage

KFWB Radio
“48,000 teachers took part in hour-long walk-out” - June 6, 2008
http://www.kfwb.com/LA-Teachers-Stage-Walkout-Over-Cuts/2323745

KPCC Radio
Teachers walk off the job to protest budget cuts - Adolfo Guzman Lopez – June 6, 2008
http://www.scpr.org/news/stories/2008/06/06/18_lausd_teachers_06060.html

Patt Morrison Show – Thursday June 5
“Teacher Walk-Out”
http://www.scpr.org/programs/pattmorrison/listings/2008/06/pattmorrison_20080602.shtml

KCRW "Which Way , L.A.?"
"LA Unified: On the ropes again" - Monday, June 9, 2008
http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww/ww080609la_unified_on_the_ro

Internet coverage

Henry T. Gage Middle school Media Arts class has student-produced video.
Media Arts page.

Member-submitted slideshow.
June 6th slideshow

Television coverage

  • Channel 11 Fox News


  • Channel 7 coverage




  • KTLA Channel 5 Morning news coverage.


  • Assembly Speaker Karen Bass - "Happy with what they're doing this morning"


  • KNBC Channel 4 coverage


  • CBS Channel 2 coverage


  • CNN coverage


  • Channel 34


  • Telemundo