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Teachers have a contract, but there's no plan to fund it yet

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The new contract for Seattle Public School increases teacher pay, reduces class sizes for some programs, and adds more support for student mental health services.

The current school district budget isn’t enough to cover it.

Crosscut education reporter Venice Buhain is here to breakdown the contract and the challenge of paying for it.

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