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Why I’m Participating in the L.A. Teachers’ Strike
![Hundreds of people gathered together, holding protest signs and umbrellas in Los Angeles, California.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_thumbnail_s_m_l_xl/public/2019-01/TT-LA-Teachers-Strike-1800x1080.jpg?itok=EFGTxqPj)
We caught up with Amanda Tooley, a fifth-grade teacher in the country’s second-largest school district, to find out why she’s striking and what she hopes for her students and community.