Champaign school board, teachers reach tentative agreement

CHAMPAIGN – The Champaign school district and its teachers' union reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday night.

They reached the agreement after four and a half hours of negotiating, with the help of a federal mediator. It was the third time the two sides had met with the mediator.

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