Baltimore County Schools

The Republican councilman is reaching out to Democrats to back the proposal.

But the union says teachers are frustrated and angry that they did not get a promised bigger raise.

The teachers union will lay out the tentative agreement for members Thursday.

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Hundreds of educators flooded Tuesday’s board of education meeting to demand the 5% raises the district is still unable to fund by July 1. Leaders are hoping for a compromise.

After being rejected last year, Puzzle Pieces Learning Academy earned unanimous approval from the county school board for its early-childhood-focused school in April.

District leaders told the county council Tuesday that they would use some of the $35 million they’re requesting to pay teachers. But the union president says that’s not enough.

Spending plan keeps core investments in schools, roads and public services; council trims $6.6 million.

At a school board meeting this week, some speech-language pathologists called for caseload caps and more in-school planning time to ease the burden.

The council abandoned a plan to pressure the school superintendent.