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Educators and union leaders push back on proposed 2% pay increase, call for higher raises and targeted stipends
Summary
Teachers, union representatives and school staff told the Anne Arundel County Board of Education that a proposed 2% cost-of-living raise is insufficient given inflation, urged higher percentages and requested targeted pay for coaches, school social workers and counselor certification maintenance funds.
Teachers, school staff and union leaders told the Anne Arundel County Board of Education that the superintendent's proposed 2% cost-of-living increase for FY27 would not restore lost purchasing power and urged larger raises and targeted pay adjustments.
"The proposed call of 2% is below the current rate of inflation," Jorge Cordova, vice president of TAC, told the board,…
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