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Sparta Teachers Picket Over New Pay Proposals
About 90 Sparta Community School District 140 teachers man picket lines as Illinois Education Association cautions a lengthy battle ahead. In Carbondale 165 teachers gain a $1000 across the board plus extras with a one year contract. Murphysboro and De Soto also report tentative settlements and ongoing strife as schools begin the term.
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Sparta
Illinois Education Association
Dave Sneddon
Carbondale High School
Board of Education
Murphysboro
de Soto
Don Adams
Adams
Sneddon
Eddleman
Illinois Office of Education
Murphysboro Community School District
Ernest Bozarth
Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School
Martin
District 165
Elverado
Diane Smith
de Soto Education Association
Gene Broombaugh