Education

News Brief: Russia Probe, Brexit Speech, Los Angeles Teachers

6:29am January 14, 2019

Reports say the FBI was concerned about Trump's ties to Russia as early as 2016. Britain's prime minister speaks about Brexit. Public school teachers in Los Angeles are expected to strike Monday.

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LA Teachers Poised To Strike For Higher Pay, Smaller Class Sizes

5:02am January 14, 2019

More than 30,000 LA public school teachers on Monday are expected to strike. David Greene talks to Joseph Zeccola, 2018 Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year, about the factors leading to the strike.

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LA Students Prep For A Teacher Strike Monday: 'It's So Much Bigger Than A Pay Raise'

10:26pm January 13, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

Teachers in Los Angeles plan to go on strike Monday morning for the first time in 30 years. The union is asking for increased salaries, smaller class sizes and more nurses and librarians.

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Educators march in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 15. Negotiations between United Teachers Los Angeles and the LA Unified School District started in early 2017.

Los Angeles Teachers Are Moving Forward With A Strike

8:21pm January 13, 2019

Teachers in LA, the second largest school district in the country, are expected to go on strike Monday morning. Union members there have been working without a contract for more than a year.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard says a growing body of research suggests that diversity leads to better decision-making.

The Push To Break Up The Boys' Club At The Fed

9:43am January 13, 2019

by Lily Jamali

At a time when more women than men are graduating from college and earning doctorates, just a third of Ph.D.s in economics go to women. Now there's an effort to increase women economists at the Fed.

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'This Is Our Life': LA Teachers' Union Set To Strike For Better Conditions, More Resources

7:43am January 13, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

On Monday, more than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers could go on strike — the result of failed negotiations between the LA teachers' union and school district. Half a million students would be affected.

Teachers in the nation's second-largest school district will go on strike on Monday if there's no settlement of its long-running contract dispute.

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LA Teacher Strike Scheduled For Monday; New College Hunger Findings

1:14pm January 12, 2019

by Jeffrey Pierre

Teachers in the nation's second largest school district have been working without a contract for over a year; and a new report finds the government could do more to address hunger on college campuses.

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Los Angeles Teachers' Union Says It's Ready To Strike

8:13am January 12, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

Despite Friday negotiations, no agreement was reached between the teachers' union and the Los Angeles school district. Teachers plan to go on strike on Monday.

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Alta Loma Elementary School teacher Jennifer Liebe-Zelazny is ready to strike if there's no deal come Monday, but she knows it will come at a cost to her fourth-grade students.

'I'm A Little Stressed': LA Teachers And Parents Brace For A Possible Strike

4:25pm January 11, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

From lessons on the history of the labor movement, to stocking up on toilet paper for striking teachers, Los Angeles is getting ready.

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To Get To College, It Helps Black Students To Have A Black Teacher Early On

2:31pm January 11, 2019

by Mayowa Aina

New research shows that black teachers have a much stronger effect on black students than previously thought.