CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS /
FURLOUGH DAYS

Negotiations updates
- May 10 Update
- Drop in enrollment affects RIFs (5/8/12)
- Other Negotiations Updates

Furlough day updates
- Negotiations & furlough days Q&A (5/15/12)
- Letter from UTLA Treasurer regarding the four furlough days that will be withdrawn from most employees' July 5 paycheck (5/11/12)
- Furlough days to impact July 5 paychecks (5/1/12)
- LAUSD letter from February 2012 designating 2011-2012 furlough days (2/3/12)
- Other Furlough Updates

School funding: LAUSD should not put the bureaucracy before students
- Read more
- Read UTLA letter to Superintendent Deasy
- See LAUSD's projected categorical allocation plan (FY 2012-13)

POLITICAL NEWS & ACTIONS

UTLA Political Endorsements
Upcoming Elections

MORE POLITICAL NEWS/ACTIONS

RELATED EDUCATION NEWS

Daily News
"Students graduating from LAUSD high schools must pass college prep courses"- Barbara Jones (5/8/12)

"Give thanks for California's teachers"- Op-Ed by Dean Vogel (5/9/12)

Los Angeles Times
"L.A. Unified's annual dance of death" – Steve Lopez (5/9/12)

"All L.A. Unified students must pass college prep courses"- Howard Blume (5/9/12)

"Arts high school students walk out to protest proposed budget cuts"- Howard Blume (5/8/12)

USA Today
"California's fourth year of teacher layoffs spurs concern" (5/5/12)

Los Angeles Times
"Why adult education must be kept alive"- Op-Ed by John McCormick (5/1/12)

RIF INFORMATION

RIF Hearing Updates
Daily Updates

RIF Resources
Updates, Survival guide, Health benefit options, and RIF FAQs

Fighting to rescind RIFs: LAUSD, rethink your priorities! (READ MORE...)

- Social media should not be more important to LAUSD than teachers and students
- LAUSD's 2012-13 budget balancing plan

TEACHER EVALUATION

UTLA Teacher Evaluation Information
- Teacher Development & Evaluation Framework (3/12)
- Teacher Development & Evaluation Framework presentation (4/11/12)
- Background Information
- Problems with value added models

PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

- PSC 3.0 UPDATES
- PSC 2.0 UPDATES
- PSC 1.0 IMPLEMENTATION INFO

OTHER UTLA NEWS

Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) Project
Details

Miramonte Update
On May 3, South Area teachers, parents and students held a rally and press conference in support of Miramonte teachers.
- Media coverage | Photo gallery

Leadership Conference 2012 (Sept. 21-23, 2012)
Details

Letter from UTLA President concerning Superintendent Deasy's review directive
Request Forms

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming Scholarships and Awards
Scholarships | Awards

Linda Darling-Hammond Speech (May 21)
Details

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MEDIA COVERAGE

Williams Complaint Forms Press Conference
Various media outlets (5/9/12)

South Area action in support of Miramonte teachers
Various media outlets (5/3/12)

KPCC Radio 89.3
"Union Prez: L.A. Unified is asking the recession to last a year longer in L.A." by Tami Abdollah (4/16/12)

MORE MEDIA COVERAGE...