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Teachers and union leaders tell Warren County board rising insurance costs, pay erode retention
Summary
Educators and union representatives told the Warren County School Board they are losing staff because pay and benefits have not kept pace with rising costs; callers urged concrete actions on retention and health insurance relief.
Educators and union representatives pressed the Warren County School Board on May 7, saying rising health insurance premiums and limited pay increases are driving teachers away.
Elisa Bradford, who identified herself as a Warren County public school teacher and president of secondary education for the Warren County Education Association, told the board: "We are proud to serve the children of Warren County. They are our number one priority. They always have been and always will be." She said, however, that teachers are “feeling defeated” and…
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