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Share this article LOS ANGELES, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Minimum wage may be $14/hour, but LA childcare workers who hit the front lines this April 19 when schools re-open will make an extra $5/hour thanks to the efforts of local school districts and community-based organizations including Woodcraft Rangers, the largest outside community-based agency providing these services for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). With schools opening up, Woodcraft Rangers and other large community-based organizations are ramping up for a pandemic recovery effort that will bring new ess...
By R.J. Johnson - @rickerthewriter Apr 15, 2021 As Los Angeles Unified School District officials prepare to welcome students back to campus after a year-long absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, Woodcraft Rangers, the largest outside agency for LAUSD, plan to hire 1,000 full-time school-age childcare workers to help students with child-care enrichment opportunities. The organization will be making the hires in 7 days in time for the April 19th school reopening date. Because of the short notice, people who are hired for a position will also be eligible for an extra $5 per hour thanks to ...
Print The majority of Los Angeles Unified School District students will still be learning from home when classrooms begin to reopen this week — but if your kids are among those headed back to campus, chances are they’ll spend more hours in day care than with their teacher. Newsletter The perils of parenting through a pandemic What’s going on with school? What do kids need? Get 8 to 3, a newsletter dedicated to the questions that keep California families up at night. Enter email address You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. For more than 70...