City, school district should work together
Re “Union report card on the mayor,” Current, March 12
I object to your characterization of United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District, as feeling “betrayed and terrified” by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. We still have faith that Villaraigosa can be a great mayor for L.A., but we believe that our students would be better served if the city and the district worked together rather than engaging in a senseless and costly battle. Mayoral control [in other cities] has proved ineffective, and there’s no study showing it has a demonstrable effect on student achievement. We need to focus instead on solutions that will work, such as lowering class sizes, supporting teachers and sending more resources to the classroom.
A. J. DUFFY
President
United Teachers Los Angeles
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