This kind of long-term spending on future legacy benefits was a ticking time bomb. Thanks to recent reforms, state and local units of government, including school districts, can now address those concerns without having to give up something just as costly in a collective bargaining process that was skewed against taxpayer interests. Read More Neenah Lawsuit Offers Glimpse of School Employees’ Lucrative Benenfits
Part of the problem with Milwaukee’s high costs can be traced back to teacher benefits. MPS provides its teachers with one of the most expensive benefit packages in the state. It includes access not only to the state pension, but also a second pension backed by the City of Milwaukee. As a result, average teacher compensation in the city has climbed over $100,000 for the past three school years. It will be over $106,000 for 2012-2013. Read More Spending, Not Performance, High at MPS
A Racine County Sheriff’s Department official confirmed to the MacIver News Service that it is investigating the discovery of discarded election-related documents in the city of Racine.
Read More Curious Election Documents Found in Dumpster in Racine, Sheriff’s Department Investigating
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Union Would Not Reopen Contract MacIver News Service | April 26, 2012 [MILWAUKEE] Superintendent Gregory Thornton released his proposed 2012-2013 budget for the Milwaukee Public Schools Thursday, totaling $1.168 billion to educate the district’s students. The budget works with funding… Read More MPS Budget Closes Schools, Reduces Staff, Raises Teacher Pay in Face of Budget Gaps
MacIver News Service | April 10, 2012 A new report highlights expensive provisions within the lucrative contract between the Milwaukee Public Schools and their unionized teachers. Among the findings, in the last school year 5,200 public school teachers in Milwaukee… Read More EAG Examines Lavish Provisions, Costs of MPS/MTEA Contract
By James Wigderson Special Guest Perspective for the MacIver Institute The trick for the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) to actually save money is to decide to actually save money. No matter what the state legislature does, it’s up to… Read More MPS, Teachers’ Union Miss Opportunity to Put Students First
By Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst Last week, we examined the population of students by independent 2R charter schools in Milwaukee and Racine. State-collected figures suggest that these schools educate a higher percentage of low-income students than regular… Read More DPI Data Shows That Independent Charter Schools Outperform Traditional MPS Schools on the WKCE