Los Angeles approves moratorium on charter schools

Los Angeles Unified’s school board voted Tuesday to approve the hard-fought agreement that ended the bitter nine-day teachers strike — along with an amended version of a resolution that could slow the growth of charter schools in Los Angeles.

Outside LAUSD headquarters on Beaudry Avenue, thousands of students, parents and teachers from dozens of charter schools rallied against the charter resolution, which calls for a moratorium on the opening of new charter schools.

On the teachers’ three-year contract to-be, the board’s vote was unanimous. The agreement had already been approved by union members by a large margin.

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