Description

In this episode:

• Can we fix our budget issue by cutting administrators rather than teachers?
• Why are teachers suddenly having their raises wiped out by new healthcare contributions?
• How do we cut our expenses without affecting our teachers?
• Can we boost revenue by robbing casinos instead?

LINKS:

Wisconsin Policy Forum report on teacher pay (Nov, 2023).

WPF report on Wisconsin teacher attrition (Aug, 2023).

"Compensation Practices of School Districts [incl. Tosa] When Collective Bargaining Disappears" (Jun, 2018).

LFB memo on revenue limits and inflation (Jan, 2023)

DPI Workforce Analysis Report (Apr, 2024)

NCES annual inflation-adjusted salary stats (through 2022)

Emergency license use in WI (Mar, 2023)

Barbara Biasi, "The Labor Market for Teachers Under Different Pay Schemes" (NBER, 2019)

Tosa expenditures (2008-2023) DPI "Multiyear Comparative Costs Detail Accounts Data File"