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COVID-19 cases are on the rise throughout Los Angeles Unified and the county. Public health experts are urging caution while school officials are looking to keep children in the classroom for their academic progress and emotional well-being.

In schools, LA County has observed a 43% increase in cases and 33 new outbreaks in the past week — 23 more outbreaks than the previous week, according to an LA County Department of Public Health news release issued Thursday. 

More than 500 California public schools are being audited by the state because they reported that more than 10% of their kindergarten or seventh-grade students were not fully vaccinated last school year. Schools that allow students to attend school without all their vaccinations are in jeopardy of losing funding.

A San Bernardino County Superior Court judge has put a pause on Chino Valley Unified School District’s new policy requiring school employees to out transgender students to their parents.

The policy requires teachers and other school staff to notify parents if a student requests to go by a different name or pronouns, or joins a school program or uses a bathroom designated for a sex other than what appears on the student’s birth certificate.

The West Coast capital, once famous for hostility to organized labor, emerges as the epicenter of national strike action. 

According to experts, local union leaders, and rank-and-file union members, that Los Angeles is now taking center stage is no surprise, with many citing a mixture of the city’s affordability crisis, stagnant wages amidst soaring corporate profits, and renewed confidence in union strength.

A UC Berkeley labor economist this week offered a California answer to the persistent question of whether more money matters for K-12 education.

“The findings provide compelling evidence that school spending matters and providing additional resources to support high-need students pays dividends,” wrote Rucker Johnson, a professor of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley.

Labor Day signifies more than just the end of summer—it’s a poignant reminder that our journey towards progress for workers is an ongoing struggle. Each fight we take on together for working people helps shape a future where union jobs are within every Californian’s reach. Find a Labor Day event in your area and be part of this meaningful movement!