Howard schools could get 5 percent wage hike

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Howard County school employees could see an average 5 percent increase in their paychecks next year.

Administrators announced a tentative agreement with four bargaining units Tuesday when the School Board approved a $615.3 million operating budget for fiscal year 2008, an increase of about $33.7 million from Superintendent Sydney Cousin?s initial proposal in January.

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