On this special Your Call segment, we'll discuss what the strike means in the context of other teacher strikes and the ongoing needs of public schools.
After a week on strike, Los Angeles teachers and the district have agreed to a new contract. It includes an immediate 6 percent raise for teachers, an at least seven-student reduction in all high school math and English classes, and consideration by the school board of a non-binding resolution urging the state legislature to limit the expansion of charter schools.
Guest:
Eric Heins, president of the California Teachers Association
Web Resources:
NBC: L.A. teachers strike: What they won and what they didn't in tentative deal
The Nation: ‘This Is Much Bigger Than Us, Than Our Union, Even Than Our City’
Reuters: Los Angeles teachers to resume classes Wednesday after vote on contract deal
