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Seniority system cuts fresh MPS teachers amid budget crunch
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Fringe Benefits
Summer 2003 | Education Next
In Milwaukee, 482 teachers have received layoff notices, but the school board says nearly all of those jobs could be saved if the teachers union would agree to switch to a less expensive health care plan. In an article that appeared in the Summer 2003 issue of Education Next, Mike Podgursky looked at the generous fringe benefits received by most teachers.