What's the latest on contract talks between Columbus Education Association and school board?

of its intention to strike and picket if a new contract is not reached.Columbus Education Association and the school board negotiated over salary increases

The school board reported its initial counteroffer on May 23 was a 2.5% increase at each step of the salary for 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, according to the complaint. The teacher salary range for the 2021-22 school year starts at $36,344 and goes up to $107,679, according to the district’s teacher salary schedule.

The CEA also was asking for smaller class sizes; full-time art, music and physical education teachers; functioning heating ventilation and air conditioning systems in schools; more planning time for teachers; a cap on the number of class periods in the day; and"other working conditions that recruit and retain the best educators for out students.

Starting the year with a strike is salt in the wounds of kids already harmed by lockdowns. Families deserve better!

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