Why Los Angeles teachers are on strike, for the first time in decades

Tens of thousands of teachers in Los Angeles went on strike Monday after monthslong contract negotiations stalled. Its the first strike in that huge school district, which extends 700 square miles, in three decades. Special correspondent Mary MacCarthy talks to Judy Woodruff about the teachers demands for more staff and higher pay and how schools, students and parents are reacting. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: Find more from PBS NewsHour at