Oakwood, Jamaica teachers tentatively have deals

Teachers in Jamaica and Oakwood could be working under new contracts by next week or so.

Negotiators for the Oakwood school district and the teacher's union reached a tentative three-year deal on Tuesday evening, Superintendent Keven Forney said. Earlier in the day, he said the two sides were looking forward to settling so that "we can get our focus on the business of education."

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