9. Teacher Compensation

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"