Orange County Public Schools and its teachers union remain at odds over a new contract as salary increases and health care costs drive the dispute. They meet at a hearing Wednesday at 9:30 in the morning. Now Chloe with the forecast. Mostly sunny in Orlando today, high near 81 and low around 61. North northeast winds 10 to 15 miles per hour, gusting to 25. Now let us check in with Maya. Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend runs October 22 through 25th. The half marathon's first start group begins Sunday, October 25 at 5 o'clock in the morning in the EPCOT parking lots. Bring coffee. And if you are heading out Saturday, Eolaween is at Lake Eola Park on October 24, starting at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Free family activities include trick-or-treating, inflatables and an outdoor movie.
Stories and sources
- Teachers, OCPS at Contract Impasse [NEWS] — mynews13.com
https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/10/21/orange-county-teachers-ocps-head-to-impasse-hearing-over-contract - Orlando Forecast: Mostly Sunny, Eighty-One [NEWS] — weather.gov
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792 - Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon [EVENT] — organizations.rundisney.com
https://organizations.rundisney.com/sites/organization_sites/01b7f953654cde113bb1?show=68c44aacb399d82ea002a262 - Eolaween Family Halloween Celebration [EVENT] — orlando.gov
https://orlando.gov/Events/Eolaween-2026?lang_update=639277411292482070
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- https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2026/10/21/orange-county-teachers-ocps-head-to-impasse-hearing-over-contract — 4 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
- https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792 — 0 quote-grounded, 1 provider-cited
- https://organizations.rundisney.com/sites/organization_sites/01b7f953654cde113bb1?show=68c44aacb399d82ea002a262 — 3 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
- https://orlando.gov/Events/Eolaween-2026?lang_update=639277411292482070 — 3 quote-grounded, 0 provider-cited
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- “Orange County Public Schools and its teachers union remain at odds over a new contract as salary increases and health ca…” — grounded in “ORLANDO, Fla. Orange County Public Schools and its teachers union remain at odds over a new contract as salary increas…” mynews13.com
- “Mostly sunny in Orlando today, high near eighty-one and low around sixty-one. North northeast winds ten to fifteen miles…” — grounded in “National Weather Service forecast for Orlando, Florida: Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 1…” weather.gov
- “Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend runs October twenty-second through twenty-fifth. The half marathon's first star…” — grounded in “Sunday, October 25 | Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon | First Start Group at 5:00 AM | EPCOT parking lots” organizations.rundisney.com
- “And if you are heading out Saturday, Eolaween is at Lake Eola Park on October twenty-fourth, starting at four o'clock in…” — grounded in “Put on your costume and head to Lake Eola Park for a FREE, family-friendly celebration packed with Halloween fun! Enjoy …” orlando.gov
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