News
June 11, 2019
Governor's Charter Task Force releases report
This Charter Task Force was established in large part because of pressure generated by our strike. The majority recommendations of the Task Force are essential starting points
News
June 5, 2019
Measure EE: Tough loss but our movement will win
We want to start by appreciating you, UTLA members. Many of you participated in precinct walks, community events, phone banks, and making sure to vote and take family and friends with you. All of that said, a loss is always disappointing, and the results with Measure EE are no different.
News
May 31, 2019
Dr. Sylvia Rousseau: Vote yes on measure EE on June 4
As a 45-year educator serving in various capacities, including classroom teacher, principal, superintendent and finally, college professor, I call upon the public to vote in favor of Proposition EE.
News
May 31, 2019
John Rogers, UCLA professor, Endorses Measure EE
On Tuesday, Los Angeles voters will have a unique opportunity to bring much-needed resources to our city’s public schools. I support Measure EE because as a professor of education at UCLA, I know that Los Angeles schools are underfunded.
President's Perspective
May 30, 2019
Corporate greed or the funding our schools need?
There is one overwhelming punchline for all of us between now and June 4: We need to vote, we need to get others to vote, and we need to precinct walk to pass Measure EE. Jackie Goldberg’s 71% to 29% landslide victory on May 14 was a watershed moment.
News
May 29, 2019
Measure EE will cost you a few bucks. Its failure could cost you more
I met in the school library — which is closed two or three days a week — with L.A. Unified Supt. Austin Beutner and teachers union President Alex Caputo-Pearl.
Statement
May 14, 2019
Jackie Goldberg victory sets the tone for public education
With close to 50% of precincts reporting as of 10 p.m. Tuesday, Jackie Goldberg is headed toward a decisive victory in the LAUSD School Board District 5 special election, outpolling her opponent 71% to 29%.
News
April 24, 2019
ISCA to close after 28 years of leading Lesson Design Study to members
After guiding and supporting teachers to conduct teaching as lesson research in the form of UTLA Lesson Design Study for 28 years, Charlotte Higuchi NBCT has retired as ISCA director. Instead Day Higuchi will lead a 3 salary-point Lesson Design Study course at UTLA for a nominal fee.
President's Perspective
April 23, 2019
Bring the passion of our strike to passing Measure EE
We’ve spent our careers explaining that public education is chronically underfunded. Enough is enough. For the first time in my career, and in yours, we are on offense against underfunding. Measure EE, on the local ballot on June 4 that would bring $500 million to our schools.
Charter News
April 11, 2019
Two more Alliance schools choose to unionize with UTLA
On Tuesday, April 9, 2019, an overwhelming majority of the educators at two Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, Morgan Mckinzie and ESAT, filed cards with the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), authorizing United Teachers Los Angeles as their union.