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Teachers To Hear Lower Offer Is Best 
Published October 15, 1980

Bargaining representatives of the San Juan Teachers Association will recommend to members tonight that they accept a lower salary settlement – with better benefits – than the proposal favored by school district negotiators.

San Juan Teachers’ Vote Averts Strike 
Published October 16, 1980

A threatened strike of 2,400 teachers in the San Juan Unified School District was narrowly averted Wednesday night when the teachers association approved a mediator’s proposal for a 6.13 percent wage hike and slight reduction in class size.

Assembly Panel Endorses Teacher Proficiency Tests 
Published April 8, 1981

A bill requiring proficiency tests for California public school teachers cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday when it was endorsed by an Assembly education subcommittee.

San Juan Teachers’ Vote Averts Strike 
Published April 21, 1981

Assembly Republican leaders Monday proposed major changes in California teacher tenure laws, suggesting proficiency test for all teachers and linking school finance to improvements in teacher competence.