Deal or no deal

The path forward is uncertain for Albemarle teachers union negotiations


Albemarle Education Association members attended a September school board meeting during a pause in collective bargaining negotiations. Talks between the union and the school board began in June, but were suspended for weeks for reasons neither side agrees on. Photo by O. Geho.

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