Press Releases

Teachers, parents & students to protest budget cuts

December 13, 2011 – 0n Thursday, December 15, at 4:00 p.m., teachers, parents and students will protest at Virgil Middle School to protest expected additional state budget cuts to K-12 education. (Read more) »

UTLA reaches agreement with LAUSD to provide stability and local control to struggling schools

Tentative agreement will eliminate giveaways of schools in favor of flexibility and supports that meet each school’s individual needs.

November 29, 2011 - In an agreement that recognizes that to be successful, school change must come collaboratively from school stakeholders rather than top-down mandates, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) today reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to allow teachers, parents, and communities to drive decisions at their local schools based on what is best for their school community.  (Read more) »

Joint UTLA-LAUSD statement on Public School Choice negotiations

Superintendent John Deasy and UTLA President Warren Fletcher issued the following statement at 6:00 p.m. this evening as to their current negotiations relating to Public School Choice and school reform: (Read more) »

Union-supported reforms show success for students

UTLA working hard in negotiations with LAUSD on Public School Choice schools.

October 31, 2011 – With positive results showing the effectiveness of union-supported school reform, a number of Los Angeles area schools have shown significant advancements due to the Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA), based on preliminary new state data.  (Read more) »

Teachers from across the state speak in support of Occupy LAUSD and demand change in education

October 21, 2011 – On Saturday, October 22, at 4:30 p.m., teachers from across California will walk from the California Teachers Association (CTA) conference at the Bonaventure Hotel to speak and rally at the site of the Occupy LAUSD encampment in front of LAUSD headquarters.  (Read more) »

AFT President Randi Weingarten to highlight the impact of resources on school performance

Media Availability, Randi Weingarten at Cochran Middle School, Friday, October 14

October 13, 2011 — On Friday, October 14, AFT President Randi Weingarten will visit Cochran Middle School. Cochran, which is one of LAUSD’s Public School Choice 3.0 schools, made significant improvements this year in several key measures of performance.  (Read more) »

UTLA to put LAUSD “on trial” for excessive class sizes

Union holds District responsible for rocky start to school year, including overcrowded classrooms and laid off teachers. 

October 4, 2011 — 0n Thursday, October 6, at 7:30 a.m., at Manual Arts High School, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) will hold a press conference to put the Los Angeles Unified School
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Adult Ed students speak to stop closure of vocational nursing program

October 3, 2011 — On Tuesday, October 4, 2011 after 4:00 pm, Licensed Vocational Nursing (“LVN”) students will be speaking at the Los Angeles Unified school board against the closing of the LVN program at East Los Angeles Occupational Center LAUSD.   (Read more) »

LAUSD Pupil Services and Attendance (PSA) Counselors to protest layoffs during District’s Student Recovery Day

September 23, 2011 – 0n Friday, September 23, at 8:00 p.m., LAUSD has planned a Student Recovery Day, a semi-annual event where administrators and other partners join in a one-day effort to reach out to students who are not attending school.  (Read more) »