On this episode of Recurrent Events, Mr. Wes Schantz and I consider the recent (18 Jan. 2019) UTLA (Union of Teacher's of Los Angeles) teacher walk-out. We specifically wonder, (a) what were the specific demands of the teachers, and what problem were they trying to solve, (b) were their demands borne simply of love for children or also of envy or resentment (at their low pay), and (c) what is at the heart of inequalities in education?
Articles and Resources Mentioned:
1) https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/28/teachers-strike-charter-schools-union-power-not-students-column/2694201002/
2) https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-lausd-teachers-strike-20190128-story.html
3) https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=ac29fd2e-c5ec-4c04-86a8-c1eabf6808b9
4) https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/profiles/districtprofile/overview/XL?cti=PgTab_OT&chort=1&sub=MAT&sj=XL&fs=Grade&st=MN&year=2017R3&sg=Gender%3A+Male+vs.+Female&sgv=Difference&ts=Single+Year&tss=2015R3-2017R3&sfj=NL
5) https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=9%2C500.00&year1=200701&year2=201701
6) https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-edu-lausd-strike-accelerated-school-20190114-story.html
7) https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1466_2b3j.pdf
8) Information on Proposition 13 (1978): https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-prop-13-changes-20181017-story.html
9) Additional information on state vs. district funding: https://www.ppic.org/publication/financing-californias-public-schools/
