Negotiations continue in hopes of reaching a deal between the Murphysboro CUSD #186 school board and the teachers association over higher pay.Â
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The clock has struck midnight on contract negotiations as teachers from Murphysboro School District 186 will go on strike beginning Thursday.
The teachers can’t officially go on strike until October 1.
A pair of school districts, just eight miles apart, could go without teachers as soon as next week.
If contract negotiations fall through, teachers at a second school district in Jackson County plan to strike.
MURPHYSBORO (WSIL) � An influx of money from the state’s revamped funding formula means school districts can finally fill vacant positions.