Zacarias’ Raise

Re “Flying on Automatic,” editorial, Nov. 9: How in the world can LAUSD Supt. Ruben Zacarias justify giving himself a $10,000 pay raise after four months in office? The $178,000 or so that he already receives for not having done anything isn’t enough?

I have been a teacher with LAUSD for 14 years. Each year I have had to subsidize my classroom materials to the tune of approximately $3,000. This year, after eight years of pay cuts, we have received a “raise”: I’ve just gotten an $80 increase in my paycheck today. I guess I should have gone to more district-sponsored in-services on the “new math” to figure this one out.

J.R. APTAKER

Los Angeles