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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What’s in the new LAUSD-UTLA agreement?

    Teachers are expected to be back in school on Wednesday. The negotiations ended at 6:15 am Monday, after 21 hours of talks, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti. Teachers will get pay raises, smaller class sizes, and more nurses and librarians.

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    By Jenny Hamel • Jan 22, 2019 • 1 min read

    Teachers are expected to be back in school on Wednesday. The negotiations ended at 6:15 am Monday, after 21 hours of talks, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti. Teachers will get pay raises, smaller class sizes, and more nurses and librarians.

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    LAUSD teachers strike ends
    1. 0:00What’s in the new LAUSD-UTLA agreement?You’re reading this
    2. 12:49Supreme Court upholds Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military
    3. 23:44Oscar nominations: ‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ are favorites
    4. 31:43Marie Kondo’s Netflix show strikes a chord -- and a nerve
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