{"id":4657,"date":"2010-05-14T15:27:53","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T20:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/?p=4657"},"modified":"2011-10-08T23:13:45","modified_gmt":"2011-10-09T04:13:45","slug":"someone-is-finally-starting-to-talk-sense-at-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sequenceinc.com\/fraudfiles\/someone-is-finally-starting-to-talk-sense-at-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"Someone is Finally Starting to Talk Sense at MPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"No one is really solving the money problems at Milwaukee Public Schools<\/a>, but finally the school board is at least talking sense about some of the costs<\/a>. Last night the school board made it clear that if MPS teachers want the district to restore teaching positions (particularly in elective-type areas like art and music), they would have to help the district cut costs.<\/p>\n

The teachers in MPS are overpaid, thanks to the hard work of their union. The problem with MPS is not “lack of funding” which is often cited. It’s the employee costs<\/a>. In March it was reported that the average MPS teacher salary is $56,500, with an average benefits package of $43,505,\u00a0 for total average compensation of $100,005 per teacher<\/a>. That’s simply more than the job is worth, and more than the district can afford. While employees everywhere are taking cuts in pay and benefits, the teachers of MPS keep being given more and more.<\/p>\n

If MPS wants to survive, the administration needs to come into reality. Spending needs to be brought in line with the resources, just like every family and private business is forced to do.<\/p>\n

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that last night the MPS school board offered the teachers a chance to have layoffs scaled back if they did a few things:<\/p>\n