Coeur d’Alene reaches tentative contract agreement

The details are still under wraps, but administrators and teachers have reached a tentative contract agreement in Coeur d’Alene.

The agreement came Thursday, after a session with a federal mediator, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported.

Teachers have been working without a contract this month, as administrators and union negotiators remained hung up over several issues. One was the cost of health insurance. The district proposed shifting $500,000 in insurance costs to employees; union negotiators said this would result in a reduction in employee take-home pay.

Click here for an overview on the negotiations process.

 

 

Kevin Richert

Kevin Richert

Senior reporter and blogger Kevin Richert specializes in education politics and education policy. He has more than 30 years of experience in Idaho journalism. He is a frequent guest on "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television and "Idaho Matters" on Boise State Public Radio. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KevinRichert. He can be reached at [email protected]

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