Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a tentative agreement between UTLA and LAUSD Tuesday morning. We also recap the big headlines you might have missed over the weekend; revisit the conversation on ‘traditional masculinity'; and more.
LAUSD and UTLA reach a tentative deal, potentially ending six-day teachers’ strike
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a tentative agreement between UTLA and LAUSD Tuesday morning.
The deal must be approved by the district and union members. We examine the deal and discuss what comes next.
We have reached out to LAUSD and UTLA. They did not get back to us in time for this interview.
Guests:
Wayne Johnson, former president of United Teachers Los Angeles who was president during the last LAUSD teachers strike in 1989
David Tokofsky, former LAUSD board member and a former teacher in the district
Katie Braude, executive director of Speak Up, a grassroots parent organization
Week in politics: Chances of Senate passing Trump’s deal to end shutdown, recapping a busy Tuesday for the Supreme Court and more
AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the big headlines you might have missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come in political news. Here are some of the stories we’re monitoring this week:
Senate to weigh Trump’s proposal to end shutdown
Shutdown and how it’s affecting federal courts, tax refunds, border security and air traffic controllers
Supreme Court revives transgender ban for military service, appears to rebuff Trump’s push for quick DACA hearing, agrees to hear first 2nd Amendment case in 9 years
Buzzfeed reports that Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress about Moscow Tower project
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) joins 2020 Dem field that includes Sen. Liz Warren (D-MA), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Trump and Kim will meet again in late Feb -- what can we expect to come out of this
Pelosi abandoned Afghanistan and Europe travel plans
Recap of weekend marches (Women’s March, abortion rights & pro-life marches)
Guests:
Pete Peterson, dean of the School of Public Policy and senior fellow at The Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University; he tweets
Matt Barreto, professor of political science and Chicano/a Studies at UCLA and co-founder of the research and polling firm Latino Decisions; he tweets
LAUSD / UTLA reach tentative agreement: what’s the deal?
Earlier this morning, Mayor Eric Garcetti, alongside UTLA President Alex Caputo Pearl and LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner, announced a tentative agreement to end the teachers’ strike.
The deal includes lower class sizes, community-based schools, improved support staff and a salary increase for teachers.
Teachers will return to work and normal classes will resume tomorrow, should the 34,000 members of the teachers union vote to approve the deal later today.
Guest:
Kyle Stokes, education reporter at KPCC; he tweets
Revisiting the conversation on ‘traditional masculinity,’ after the American Psychological Association labels it harmful
Two weeks ago, we started debating the American Psychological Association’s official guidelines for working with boys and men, which claimed that “traditional masculinity” is psychologically harmful.
According to the guide, despite differences in masculinity across cultures, the most comprehensive definition includes: “anti-femininity, achievement, eschewal of the appearance of weakness, and adventure, risk, and violence.” Men who are socialized with this ideology are more likely to suppress their emotions, engage in risky and aggressive behavior and are more reluctant to ask for psychological help.
Today, we take some more time to continue the conversation.
What do you think about the APA’s decision? Do you think traditional masculinity is harmful?
Weigh in and call us at 866-893-5722.
Guests:
Fredric Rabinowitz, psychologist and professor at the University of Redlands; he co-authored the guidelines and was formerly the president (2005) of the APA's Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity
Samuel Veissière, assistant professor of psychiatry and anthropology and co-director of the Culture, Mind, and Brain Program at McGill University in Montreal, Canada