The Latest: Attendance falls again amid LA teacher strike

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the Los Angeles teachers strike (all times local):
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The Los Angeles Unified School District says student absences during the ongoing teachers strike have cost the district about $69 million over three days.
Officials estimate slightly more than 132,400 students attended LAUSD’s 1,240 schools on Wednesday — 22 percent fewer than on Tuesday.
Attendance has plummeted during the strike to less than one-quarter of usual numbers.
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