Overview

• Union leaders say teachers will walk out Tuesday unless the school board offers a new agreement they consider fair.
• Three negotiating sessions this week ended without a deal, and the sides returned to the table Friday with a federal mediator.
• The union says the board’s latest offer is a major step backward, while district officials call their proposal fair and fiscally responsible.
• Compensation remains the central sticking point, and the union says proposed school-day changes have been set aside for now.
• More than 1,500 certified staff across 22 schools serving about 16,000 students have been working without a contract since June 30.