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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.

Starting next fall, the district will pilot a teacher-sharing model for instrumental music education — hiring one teacher to split their time between two schools in need.

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.

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.

The council abandoned a plan to pressure the school superintendent.

Union urges county to honor agreement.

The original teacher-led push to put universal cash payments for new parents on the ballot was deemed unconstitutional last November. Advocates are hoping it won’t happen again.

State senators are trying to strike a balance between Governor Wes Moore’s budget cuts and House delegates’ push to keep the bill largely unchanged.

A group of city teachers is launching a new campaign to get universal cash payments on the 2026 ballot.