Source: CNBC
The annual mean wage for teachers in California is $74,940 and $75,000 in the LAUSD, and while teacher pay is a significant issue for protesting educators, the current teachers strike in Los Angeles is also about class size. In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, Alex Caputo-Pearl explains why class size was such an important issue for educators. “Class sizes often exceed 45 students in secondary schools; 35 students in upper elementary grades; and 25 students in lower elementary grades,” he writes. “It is downright shameful that the richest state in the country ranks 43rd out of 50 when it comes to per-pupil spending.