The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved a three-year benefits package that contains some costs but falls well short of the savings that district officials say is needed to keep the school system solvent.
The 60,000 employees of L.A. Unified are not among the nation’s highest paid, but most enjoy comprehensive medical benefits for themselves and their families without paying monthly premiums. Such subsidies are rare in the workplace.
The package narrowly passed with support from four out of seven board members. Even board members who supported the agreement said they are concerned that the district’s budget could be careening toward a deficit, threatening programs for students.
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