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3 reasons to pay attention to the LA teacher strike

  • Written by Erin McHenry-Sorber, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, West Virginia University
3 reasons to pay attention to the LA teacher strikeLos Angeles teachers are striking after contract negotiations failed in the nation's second-largest school district.Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP

The first mass teacher labor action of 2019 is unfolding in California as the United Teachers Los Angeles walked out for the first time in 30 years.

This strike, which began on Jan. 14, isn’t just important to...

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