After eight months of a fraught negotiation process between the teachers union group and school district, the School Board of Palm Beach County voted Wednesday to raise teacher salaries by 3.5% as recommended by an outside mediator.
“ It means the world that we have a moment in time where teachers can look and say, ‘We have school board members who looked at the real needs and said, enough is enough. We are moving forward to make sure that you can do this job with dignity and pride,” said Palm Beach County Classroom Teachers Association President Gordan Longhofer.
Wednesday’s vote was 6-1. School Board member Gloria Branch was the lone vote against the salary increase…