ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County teachers and support staff have been working without a new contract since the start of this school year, but now a special magistrate is recommending a plan to break their deadlocked contract talks with the school district.
Those talks began in early 2026, but the district and attorneys for teachers and support staff have so far not been able to resolve their differences over employee healthcare costs.
The teachers’ union and support workers’ union signaled Monday they will accept the special magistrate’s recommendations, outlined in a 54-page document…