Thousands of educators are demanding smaller class sizes and better resources: ‘We’re here to stand up for our students’
Thousands of teachers decked in red and black braved torrential rain in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, carrying giant umbrellas and signs about class sizes as they demanded more resources for their students – and a halt to what they see as the encroaching privatization of their profession. It was the first day of a strike that has largely halted education in the United States’ second-largest school district.
“We’re here because we want to stand up for our students,” Maria Ortiz, a teacher at Evergreen elementary school, said amid a downpour, ducking for cover at a bus stop.
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