Milwaukee Public Schools to cut 260 positions amid $46 million budget deficit

Milwaukee Public Schools announces job cuts for 201 employees

District officials with Milwaukee Public Schools say they notified 201 current employees that their jobs will not exist next year.

Job cuts will affect 201 Milwaukee Public Schools employees

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Public Schools has notified just over 200 employees that their current jobs will no longer exist at the end of the school year. Cuts were expected after a divided school board approved a plan to eliminate 260 non-classroom roles to help close a $46 million budget gap. Some of those roles were already vacant and a few employees decided to retire, leaving 201 employees who received an excess letter this week. The affected pos…

MPS announces cuts affecting roughly 200 non-classroom school positions

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Milwaukee Public Schools to cut 260 positions amid $46 million budget deficit

Milwaukee Public Schools announced Wednesday it will eliminate 260 non-classroom positions at the end of the school year. The reductions affect 201 current employees after accounting for retirements and already-vacant positions, according to a district news release.The decision comes after recent audits revealed a $46 million budget deficit. The staff reductions will save the district $30 million, MPS said."These decisions are incredibly difficu…