MILWAUKEE — Nearly 300 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions could be slashed at Milwaukee Public Schools for the 2024-25 school year to balance their budget, as discussed during last night’s committee on strategic planning and budget meeting.
These staffing cuts would come despite the closely-contested $252 million referendum passed during April’s Spring primary. The 2024-25 budget proposal runs just short of $1.5 billion, as reported by our news partners at TMJ4. However, MPS officials clarified that it would still face a $60 million budget discrepancy for next year.
Under the current MPS proposal, 248 non-school-funded roles would be eliminated with an additional 40 in-school-funded roles also being cut for a total of 288 FTE positions being removed from Milwaukee Public Schools.
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The next public comment session for the Milwaukee Public Schools budget will be held at 5:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday, May 14.
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