LAist

Compromise Would Reschedule LAUSD’s Extra, Optional School Days — And End Threat Of A Teacher Boycott

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EdSource

Teachers union to boycott LAUSD’s optional acceleration days

The teacher’s union voted to boycott the extra acceleration days Los Angeles Unified added to the calendar this school year, United Teachers Los Angeles announced Friday. The union will instead hold a ...
Los Angeles Times

L.A. school district changes plan for expanded school year under teachers union pressure

Under pressure from the teachers union, Los Angeles school officials have changed their plan to create four optional “acceleration days” to boost student learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governing

Los Angeles’ Expensive Grade-Boost Experiment Didn’t Go as Planned

(TNS) — Despite failing every class — or because of it — Rebbeca Avelino, a 14-year-old eighth grader, wanted time off from school during spring break. But history teacher Lorraine Escalante pressed ...
Daily Breeze

LAUSD and UTLA reach tentative deal on Acceleration Days to help students catch up

The Los Angeles Unified School District and United Teachers Los Angeles have tentatively agreed to change the dates the district will offer four Acceleration Days to students struggling with ...