Press Releases

November 19, 2009 - The District and UTLA are pleased to announce that we have reached a mutually beneficial agreement regarding the Substitute Teacher Side Letter. (Read more) »

November 16, 2009 - Once again, the District, which claims it wants collaboration, has acted unilaterally. On Friday November 13, Superintendent Cortines sent a letter to LAUSD union presidents and, at the same time, to all LAUSD employees, knowing that it would be quickly picked up by the press, demanding that LAUSD employees take four furlough days and also a 12% salary reduction in the 2010-2011 school year.  (Read more) »

November 16, 2009 - School leaders present top-line overview of developing school reform plan to parents and community leaders; reform designed to provide needed academic improvements while meeting growing community needs.  (Read more) »

November 13, 2009 – Working together with parents, community members and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), teachers from each of 12 existing and 24 new LAUSD schools will submit letters of intent on Monday Nov. 16 to create plans to improve student learning as part of LAUSD’s school choice motion.  (Read more) »

November 13, 2009 – South East city parents and teachers have organized and worked hard to identify and prepare a plan to improve their school as provided by the LAUSD school choice motion. Parents and teachers want to make a public statement of solidarity and send a message to public officials that they will fight to keep their new Elementary school as an LAUSD public school. (Read more) »

November 9, 2009 – The following is UTLA’s response to a press conference, planned for Tuesday November 10, by Alliance for a Better Community, featuring LAUSD school board members Yolie Flores Aguilar and Monica Garcia, to be held in front of the UTLA building.  The press conference is supposedly being held to protest the recent distribution of a flyer by opponents of school reform, which states that parents who sign charter petitions can be deported.  (Read more) »

November 6, 2009 – United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) is currently working with LAUSD “Focus Schools” and new schools to create Letters of Intent, due November 16, to submit customized plans for the School Change process that reflect the unique needs of the students, parents and community at their schools. 
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June 24, 2009- On Thursday morning, June 25, 2009, at7:00 am, teachers from Charles White Elementary School will be collecting signatures before school to protest the transfer of their principal, Dr. Carol Green. (Read more) »

June 18, 2009 – United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) announced today that its members voted 81.44% to 18.56% in favor of a contract tentative agreement with LAUSD. With 16,053 members voting, 13,074 voted in favor of the agreement and 2,979 members voted against the agreement. (Read more) »