MARQUETTE, MI-- Marquette Area Public Schools teachers have reached a tentative agreement on a contract with district administration.
Marquette Area Education Association President Erin LaValley says the two sides reached a mutual understanding during negotiations that started at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
LaValley says she cannot reveal details of the agreement until the entire teachers' union reviews and approves it.
The school board will also need to ratify the agreement. It can only do so during a public hearing, the next of which is scheduled for September 8.
Teachers were heading into a second year without a contract. The lack of progress during negotiations created dissension and discord between the two sides.
