Monday, April 26, 2010

The Educated Guess Capistrano strike enters 2nd week

The Educated Guess

Capistrano strike enters 2nd week

Posted in Revenue and taxes, State Budget, pay
All eyes are on Capistrano Unified, the state’s eighth largest school district, as its teachers’ strike enters into a second week today. Negotiators reported progressover the weekend but not enough forestall a third day of picket lines.
The Orange County Register reported that teachers and school boards have reached an impasse at 100 districts in California, but Captistrano Unified, with 51,000 students, is the only one so far facing a strike. That could change Thursday, when teachers in Oakland Unified go on a one-day strike over the contract that the school board imposed.
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