The Latest: Striking Seattle teachers reach tentative deal

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2015, file photo, striking Seattle School District teachers and other educators walk a picket line on a pedestrian overpass near Franklin High School in Seattle. The city opened more of its community centers Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, to help Seattle parents who were scrambling for child care as a teacher strike entered its fourth day. Several of the centers quickly filled, forcing them to turn families away. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2015, file photo, striking Seattle School District teachers and other educators walk a picket line on a pedestrian overpass near Franklin High School in Seattle. The city opened more of its community centers Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, to help Seattle parents who were scrambling for child care as a teacher strike entered its fourth day. Several of the centers quickly filled, forcing them to turn families away. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

By Associated Press September 15, 2015 1 min read

SEATTLE (AP) – The latest on the strike by public-school teachers in Seattle (all times local):

8:10 a.m.

Seattle teachers have reached a tentative agreement with the city’s school district as their strike enters its fifth day, but they’re remaining on the picket lines pending the deal’s approval.

Washington Education Association spokesman Rich Wood said Tuesday that the sides had reached a deal, but it must be approved by the Seattle teachers union’s executive board and Representative Assembly.

The sides have been negotiating over issues that include teacher pay, evaluations and the length of the school day. The teachers walked out on Sept. 9 and delayed the start of the school year for 53,000 students.