LOS ANGELES SCHOOL DISTRICT IS BROKE BUT STILL WANTS TO PAY TEACHERS MORE

More evidence that American schools are run primarily for the benefit of the teachers rather than the students. In any private business, the teachers would have to take a cut

Two looming deadlines have created a "perfect storm" for Los Angeles Unified officials, who face the prospect of proposing teacher raises while officially reporting that the district's finances are uncertain. If the LAUSD board doesn't pinpoint $137 million in potential budget cuts by Wednesday, it will have to submit a "qualified" rating for the first time in district history. That qualified rating, down from "positive," could cost the district higher interest rates on billions of dollars in school construction bonds as well as more oversight by the Los Angeles County Office of Education.

The board also is grappling with a self-imposed Jan. 18 deadline to propose pay raises for teachers -- a decision fueled by intense pressure from United Teachers Los Angeles, which helped elect a majority of the school board. Most board members are pushing for the raises even as they face the prospect of telling the county that the district's financial future is unclear

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