Click in bottom right hand corner to scroll through the April Check Register MacIver News Service -[Milwaukee, Wisc…] As the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors prepares to vote on a budget proposal that may include layoffs for hundreds… Read More During Budget Deliberations, MPS Pays Consultants to Help Employees Lighten Up
MacIver News Service – [Madison, Wisc…] State Superintendent Tony Evers will not follow through on his threat to withhold any federal funding from Milwaukee’s public schools. Evers and Milwaukee Board of School Directors President Michael Bonds issued a joint statement… Read More DPI Chief Balks at Threat over MPS Funds
MacIver News Service – [Milwaukee, Wisc…] Although overall enrollment and student performance in Milwaukee Public Schools has been down for years, administrator salary increases have made huge gains. MPS lags its big-city peer districts in reading and math scores and… Read More Declining Enrollment + Declining Performance + Budget Crunch = Big Raises at MPS
MacIver News Service – [Milwaukee, Wisc…] The Milwaukee Public School district is facing a $33 million budget shortfall and administrators have said more than 680 employees could face layoffs. Yet, the MPS superintendent’s budget is set to double next year… Read More Amidst Budget Crisis, Superintendent Office Spending Doubles at MPS
MacIver News Service – [Milwaukee, Wisc…] Between salary and benefits, 17 painters working for Milwaukee Public Schools pull in around $98,000 a year, on average. That staggering figure came to light as MPS is facing some significant budget decisions. The… Read More Painting with Red Ink? MPS Has 17 Painters on Staff, at $98k/year
MacIver News Service – [Milwaukee, Wisc…] Between salary and benefits, 17 painters working for Milwaukee Public Schools pull in around $98,000 a year, on average. That staggering figure came to light as MPS is facing some significant budget decisions. The… Read More MPS Has 17 Painters on Staff, at $98k/year
MacIver News Service – [Milwaukee, Wisc…] Excessive fringe benefit costs, which have driven the average teacher compensation in Milwaukee Public Schools to more than $100,000 a year, could lead to the elimination of 682 positions within the district next year…. Read More Skyrocketing Labor Costs Force Job Cuts at MPS
MacIver News Service – [Madison, Wisc.] A crowd that organizers estimated well in excess of 10,000 people attended the Tax Day Tea Party at the East entrance of the State Capitol Thursday. The throng heard from more than a… Read More More than 10,000 attend Madison Tea Party Gov. Thompson Passes Torch to Next Generation of Leaders
[Milwaukee, Wisconsin] MacIver News Service – For the first time in history, the average annual compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee Public School system will exceed $100,000. That staggering figure was revealed last night at a meeting of the… Read More Average MPS Teacher Compensation Tops $100k/year
A recent news article out of Pennsylvania raises several troubling questions regarding the newly-hired Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools. In a controversial move last month, the MPS School Board announced that they had selected Chester Upland School District Superintendent Gregory… Read More A Reluctant New MPS Superintendent?