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A deal failed to materialize from Tuesday's negotiations, although both sides say progress was made.

Negotiations restarted Tuesday with another meeting set for Thursday between the Columbus school board and its teachers union. Less than a week remains to reach a contract agreement before teachers say they'll go on strike.

The Columbus Board of Education has requested the federal mediator to contact the teachers' union to set up two negotiation sessions this week.

Columbus teachers and the school board are locked in a stalemate over a new contract as the new school year looms. We’ll discuss the latest news regarding a possible teacher’s strike with representatives from both sides.

Several hours of negotiations between the Columbus Board of Education and the Columbus Education Association ended Wednesday without a resolution to the two parties' ongoing and public contract dispute.

Members of the Columbus Board of Education met behind closed doors in a special meeting Monday night that lasted nearly four hours. It was the board's first meeting since teachers voted last week to allow for a possible teachers' strike.

A federal mediator is asking the Columbus Board of Education and the Columbus Education Association to return to the bargaining table Wednesday. A special board meeting Monday is expected to immediately go into executive session to talk about the looming strike by the teachers’ union.

Leaders of the Columbus teachers’ union say the district has made its final contract offer as a possible strike nears.

The Columbus Education Association has threatened to strike when their deal expires on the first day of the upcoming school year.

The charge alleges that the district illegally reassigned educators whose primary job assignment is to advocate for homeless youth from their union positions to non-union positions, effectively stripping these educators of their contractual rights and protections.