MCPS, teachers union reach impasse on contract negotiations

After nine months of negotiations, Montgomery County Public Schools and the local teachers union appear to have reached an official impasse, unable to reach an agreement for a new contract.

In a blog post on Saturday, the Montgomery County Education Association, which represents more than 14,000 local teachers, wrote that “despite our efforts to reach an agreement, MCPS demonstrated an unwillingness to make improvements in key areas” including increased transparency in staffing allocations and allowing educators to use “professional judgment in the use of planning time.”

MCPS spokeswoman Gboyinde Onijala on Monday declined to comment.

An impasse on contract negotiations would let state officials examine the negotiation process, proposals and counterproposals, and issue a binding decision about issues still in dispute...

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