ANN ARBOR, MI – Local teachers have signed off on a deal with Ann Arbor Public Schools, but the union’s chief official said their push for better and more competitive pay if far from over.
AAPS announced it’d reached a tentative agreement (TA) last week with the Ann Arbor Education Association after more than eight months of a negotiation impasse since the last contract expired in late 2025.
Voting occurred over this past week for the AAEA. Although there are more than 1,000 teachers in the district, AAEA President Fred Klein said about 83% of their membership participated with 524 voting in favor and 377 against a shorter-term deal that gives educators and the district more time to address long-term concerns…