Latest Update: March 16, 2026
LAUSD’s Latest Proposals Come Up Way Short
March 16, just 48 hours before the March 18 rally, LAUSD posted a new proposal online as a revised formal proposal.
“Once again, LAUSD comes up short — far short of the 17% average salary increase educators are fighting for,” UTLA President Cecily Myart Cruz says. “LAUSD’s latest salary proposal is not enough to fix broken salary schedules. It’s not enough to attract educators to LAUSD, and it’s nowhere near enough to address the financial struggles educators are facing.”
In presenting the new offer online, the district pointed to healthcare to try to justify a lower salary raise than we deserve. One: Keeping ourselves and our families safe and healthy should not be used as a bargaining chip. Two: Even with healthcare added in, LAUSD average compensation is still at the bottom of comparable districts.
LAUSD also dated the proposal March 11, even though they did not make a formal proposal in mediation that day.
Read more in the update below.
