Marathon negotiations prompt hope of breakthrough in Los Angeles teachers’ strike

David McNew/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — More than 30,000 teachers on strike in Los Angeles are hoping they’ll soon be back in the classroom as marathon negotiations continue behind closed doors over the holiday weekend to break a contract stalemate. “I hope they get this figured out soon. It’s exhausting,” Melissa Berlant, a striking sixth-grade English …

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