Kalamazoo Public Schools, teachers union still at odds on new contract

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Teachers in the Kalamazoo Public Schools district remain without a contract after two mediation sessions.

Kalamazoo Education Association president Heather Reid says another session will be held next week as the two sides try to find common ground.

This is the third straight school year that teachers in KPS have been working under their last contract.

Strikes by teachers in Michigan are not legal.

Reid says they are seeking better pay and improved working conditions.