Ryan Mecca | Los Angeles teachers are now on strike, leaving 600,000 students in limbo

         After no results from a continued argument between the United Teachers Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School district over smaller classes, higher pay, and more counselors and nurses, around 32,000 teachers in the district have gone on strike, leaving more than 600,000 students without teachers. In order to replace these teachers, the district will need to reassign administrators and hire substitute teachers, but with the claimed low budget of the district, there would only be enough to where the children would practically be unable to learn, on supervised in large groups due to the overwhelming student to teacher ratio. Many parents are taking their kids out of school, claiming they’ll learn more at home than they will in the kind of environment this strike is creating in schools; they also claim that by taking their kids out, they are making a statement towards the district, hopefully getting their attention and finding a solution to the issues causing the strike.
         It is important for schools to be fully funded, as students need to be learning in more accommodating environments for many different types of learning disabilities found in kids today, as well as to meet the demands of society and universities to have amazing grades in order to work towards a career. This article is directed towards the citizens of the U.S., informing them of the conditions of some of the larger school districts in the country and urging all students and parents to not allow the opportunity of a quality education pass over them. By going on strike, these teachers are standing up for their students and themselves, knowing that the American school system could be so much better if there was simply more funding put into education. Holly Yan, the author of this article, seems to support the strike, as do I.
         The Los Angeles teacher strike relates to the labor unions that were created during the late 19th century. These unions, such as the National Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, went on strike to protest the working conditions of the time including long hours, dangerous factories, and lack of financial protection. The teachers of Los Angeles are also protesting their workplaces, claiming that they aren't being paid enough and that the classes are too large for best student performance.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/14/us/los-angeles-teachers-strike/index.html