Sylvia Garcia, a Bassett Street Elementary School teacher, shouts into a megaphone during a United Teacher Los Angeles rally on Dec. 5. The rally involved hundreds of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) employees, who gathered next to LAUSD Local District Northwest headquarters to call for higher salaries and smaller class sizes. (Photo by Delilah Brumer)

Education

UTLA members call for higher pay, smaller class sizes during local rally

UTLA members and supporters protested next to the LAUSD Local District Northwest headquarters Dec. 5, calling for more funding for schools, higher salaries and smaller class sizes.
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Delilah Brumer

December 9, 2022

by Delilah Brumer and Angela Ledesma

United Teachers Los Angeles members and supporters protested on Dec. 5 next to the Los Angeles Unified School District Local District Northwest headquarters. Hundreds of people gathered to call for higher salaries, smaller class sizes and more funding for schools.

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