VUEA teachers voted to accept a 10 percent raise offer after months of negotiation
On Dec. 18, Ventura Unified Education Association (VUEA) voted yes on an offer from the school board for a 10 percent...
Students joined a protest by walking out during period four on Oct. 21
Ventura High School students walked out of their period four classes at 10:41 a.m. Oct. 21, 11 minutes after the beginning of the...
As teachers close their doors in protest of their three percent raise, students should do everything they can to support them
Ventura High School students are beginning to realize that the...
“If you want s***** teachers to do this, give s***** pay. If you want teachers who give a d*** and are here for the kids and work hard, pay more,” said an anonymous Ventura Unified Student District...
Nowadays, it’s common for students to take their teachers for granted without necessarily even realizing that they’re doing so.
For some students, they look forward to visiting old teachers...
In the previous article, “The power was in the numbers: VUSD teachers appeal for 2 percent pay increase,” The Cougar Press stated that in Santa Barbara, Oxnard Union, and Pleasant Valley school districts,...
![VUSD teacher and VUEA member Alicia Verdades said, “I think for teachers, part of it [the offer] is the validation that our time and energy is worthwhile as professionals. And part of it is just being able to pay bills."](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Cover-AM-BD-VUEA-900x636.jpg)
