, ▁issu ing ▁a ▁Public ▁Ed ▁Dance ▁Challenge ▁to ▁other ▁students ▁to ▁learn ▁their ▁dance ▁steps ▁and ▁join ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁pick et ▁line . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁thousands ▁of ▁teachers ▁cl ad ▁in ▁red ▁union ▁t - sh ir ts , ▁w aving ▁signs ▁that ▁read , ▁" Save ▁our ▁School s ," ▁continued ▁to ▁attend ▁r al lies ▁with ▁community ▁supp or ters ▁around ▁the ▁city , ▁including ▁at ▁City ▁Hall ▁and ▁LA US D ▁headquarters . ▁ ▁U T LA ▁and ▁the ▁school ▁district ▁reached ▁a ▁deal ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁after ▁an ▁all - night ▁negoti ating ▁session ▁on ▁the ▁sixth ▁day . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 2 ▁U T LA ▁contract ▁includes ▁a ▁ 6 ▁percent ▁teacher ▁pay ▁raise ▁un t ether ed ▁to ▁cut s ▁in ▁health ▁benefits ▁for ▁new ▁teachers ; ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁class ▁size ▁by ▁ 4 ▁students ▁per ▁class ▁for ▁gr ades ▁four ▁through ▁ 1 2 ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁three ▁years ; ▁a ▁full - time ▁li br arian ▁in ▁each ▁middle ▁and ▁high ▁school ; ▁additional ▁secondary ▁school ▁coun sel ors ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁more ▁individual ▁student ▁coun sel ing ; ▁plans ▁to ▁cut ▁standard ized ▁testing ▁by ▁ 5 0 %; ▁removal ▁of ▁a ▁provision ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁allowed ▁the ▁District ▁to ▁increase ▁class ▁sizes ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁economic ▁hard ship ; ▁teacher ▁representation ▁on ▁char ter ▁co - location ▁comm itte