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NATION, Page 35American NotesCALIFORNIASee You in September?
The surf was up and the video arcades were jammed last week as
hordes of kids played enforced hooky, while their teachers
continued striking in Los Angeles, the country's second largest
school district.
The teachers want a raise of 10% this year, retroactive to July
1, 1988, and an 8% increase in each of the next two years. They
also want to be relieved of school-yard duty and given a greater
voice in running the schools. The district is offering a 21.5%
increase over three years. Unless the walkout is resolved, it could
postpone graduation for about 35,000 seniors and delay class
promotions for most of Los Angeles' 594,000 public-school students.
The teachers' cause got an apparent boost last week when Governor
George Deukmejian announced that the state had an unanticipated tax
windfall of $2.5 billion, as much as $228 million of which may
eventually trickle down to the Los Angeles Unified School District,
if the state legislature approves. No check is in the mail yet.