LAUSD To Shorten School Year
Jennifer Halligan
The Los Angeles Unified School District has decided to shorten the school year for the next two years, although they are technically waiting for approval from teacher and administrator unions. This will affect all schools in the LAUSD, from elementary to high school, and cuts five days from this year’s calendar and seven from the next. The action will save the district about $140 million, which will help reduce the district’s deficit of $640 million. A new state law will allow districts to receive full funding per year even if they cut a few days. The shortening also means that the jobs of about 1,800 teachers and 300 librarians, nurses, and counselors will be safe despite their pay being decreased.
- Argument for: The cuts will help save money, and the district is suffering from a budget crisis.
- Argument against: Students need education, and cutting the amount of days they’ll be taught is not going to help them to learn and get into college.
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