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degrees. instead they would receive raises on student improvement. city school ceo andres alonso said it was designed to make the pay scale more competitive with other districts and give teachers more say on how the schools are operated. >> we all felt so strongly because our schools have such unique identity and challenges that we needed to make sure that its a large number of teachers -- a large number of teachers felt they needed to do things in a new way, which they could. >> repor...

tonight well have much more on this still developing story on abc 2 news at 11:00. >> three teens face assault charges in hartford county after one of them sprayed a chemical liquid in the face of two girls and then attacked all three of them. it happened at edgewood high school as classes got underway tuesday and thats where abc 2 news jeff hager picks up the story. >> reporter: the typical sounds of students moving through the hallways of edgewood high and scurrying off to class sudd...

>> good afternoon, everyone. thanks but no thanks. that is the word from baltimore city public-school teachers after casting their ballots on what was called a landmark contract proposal, the first of its kind in the nation. 2700 of the more than 6000 teachers voted on the contract, and here is how it breaks down -- 42% were in favor of the new contract, but more than 1500 voted against it. tim has been following the vote and joins us with reactions from both sides. what soured this de...

where we bought this packet of k2 for 14.99, by the way, there were other versions, same size, same shiny packet with names like jamaican or bow hall a breeze, texas gold -- bohama, texas gold, purple flake and theres pineapple, pink and blonde flavors. police are warning parents to be on the lookout for this stuff certainly not being used as incense. >> so youve spoken with a man that says he smokes k2 all the time. >> hes 18 years old, says hes a community college student who smokes ...

mohammed walked up and tried to go inside. when he was told no, for some reason he returned holding an object. >> after he was denied entry he returned to the club and threw a rock or a brick or something through the club window. at that time management employees, employees and associates of the club chased mr. mohammed, chased him down the block. >> reporter: authorities say the group of men chased mohammed to ninth and u, about a block away. they pushed him to the ground where chief ...

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rejected, a radical new plan as a baltimore teachers shut down. >> pay on student performance isnt fair -- why some say pay on student performance is not fair. good evening everyone, im vic carter. >> and im denise koch. >> baltimore teachers just rejected a new contract that would have tied teacher pay to how students perform in the classroom. it was a proposal that had both sides up in arms. >> reporter: the union says its not giving up. a radically different contract proposal brou...

but if the medical examiner cannot determine the exact cause of deat that could greatly impact the outcome of this case. those five employees expected to appear in court torrow. pat, back to you. >> all right, pat. and pat, i have a question. has he had any medical issues at all? or any run-ins with the law before? has he ever done anything that got him arrested before? >> reporter: im not certai about the arrest but i talked to his faher. and i talk to his uncle. and they say he was i...

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winds gusting to 30 miles an hour with the high of 66 degrees. we will look at the weekend forecast in just a couple of minutes. back to you. we continue to follow a developing story out of the district this morning. police are investigating a murder. the man beaten to death along the u-street corridor. >> we have sherri ly with the details. >> reporter: there is blood all over the crosswalk there at 9th street. we know this started at a nearby nightclub. dc9, which is over there. th...