LAUSD Board of Education to Discuss Strategies to Increase Revenue

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Now that Los Angeles teachers are back on the job after the strike, the school district has to figure out a way to pay for the new contract. 

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education is set to discuss possible strategies to increase revenue, including a local parcel tax Tuesday morning, a month after the district reached an expensive contract agreement with striking public school teachers.

On the board’s agenda is the introduction of ballot language a “local tax revenue” initiative

With a teachers’ strike long over, and a new contract in place, #LAUSD is now faced with finding a way to pay for it. The LA School board will talk about a parcel tax today. @KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/9MqDi0plqq

— Jon Baird (@KNXBaird) February 26, 2019