For decades, the UCLA Lab School has offered children ages 4 through 12 an innovative, cutting-edge education. But teachers say that's changing, and they're on a two-day strike.
with the Public Employment Relations Board last June. A hearing on the complaint is scheduled in spring.“We value the work of our UCLA Lab School Demonstration Teachers represented by UC-AFT. UCLA is negotiating in good faith with the union, and we are hopeful that an agreement can be reached soon,” the university said in a statement.
“That right there was them not bargaining in good faith,” she said. “They kept stalling and stalling and stalling. It was then that they told us they would only talk about compensation. We passed 20 proposals to them and they said they would look only at the one on compensation.”Attendance was about half as much as L.A. Unified initially announced, a deeper review of data shows. The two extra learning days during winter break cost $36 million.
The campus is surrounded by redwoods, green space and gardens, and a stream flows through the school allowing the children to study and appreciate nature. Its 430 students, ages 4 through 12, from diverse backgrounds learn not only the mandated state curriculum, but also about topics that interest them and about current events and social justice issues.
Parkes said she remembers attending the school as a girl with a deep sense of autonomy and curiosity. It’s a feeling that teachers have been able to recreate for decades. Ayla, a 9-year-old student of the school who was joining her mother, Kim Morchower, a demonstration teacher, on the strike, said she was there to support her teachers.
“The lab school has always been a place of creativity, joy and innovation,” she said. “It’s a place where collaboration was valued and encouraged, and where students are taught about advocacy. That’s really why I’m here.”
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