UPDATE Nov. 28 at 3:50 p.m.

MOSES LAKE, Wash. – The Moses Lake Education Association (MLEA) and the Moses Lake School District (MLSD) continued mediation this week with a Public Employment Relations Commission mediator, though both sides remain at an impasse over professional development hours.

According to the MLEA, the district has proposed removing 24 hours of per diem professional development from the current collective bargaining agreement. The union says this would amount to a loss of about 3.5 days of compensation for educators.

The MLEA also points to a recent update from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), which reduced one of the district’s federal audit liabilities from $6.8 million to just under $30,822. The union argues this change frees up district f

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