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The Maryland State Board of Education set its legislative priorities for next year, including funding for statewide literacy and math coaches.

The Maryland Board of Public Works awards a $2.8 million contract to TEACH.org to help address the state’s educator shortage.

Chants, signs and unpaid summer wages fuel growing tension with leadership.

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.