Wisconsin Teachers Earned Average $75, 587 in Total Compensation in 2010

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(CNSNews.com) – Public school teachers in Wisconsin earned a combined $75,587 in total average compensation – wages and benefits – in 2010, according to figures from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

The average compensation of Wisconsin public school teachers is up 9 percent from $69,321 in 1998, the earliest figures available from the DPI, adjusted for inflation.

Also, teacher compensation has steadily increased since that year, according to DPI figures, which are collected from each of the state’s 427 school districts.

Total compensation covers hourly wages and benefits, which include health insurance, life insurance, retirement pensions, and other benefits such as homeowners insurance, auto insurance, and tuition reimbursement, according to the DPI. Not every district offers teachers the full range of benefits allowed by the state.

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Only 39 Percent of Wisconsin Public-School Eighth Graders Proficient in Math, Says Department of Education

 

(CNSNews.com) - Only 39 percent of the eighth graders in Wisconsin public schools are proficient or better in mathematics, according to the U.S. Department of Education, despite the fact that Wisconsin spends more per pupil in its public schools than any other state in the Midwest.

 

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/only-39-percent-wisconsin-public-school

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Two-Thirds of Wisconsin Public-School 8th Graders Can’t Read Proficiently—Despite Highest Per Pupil Spending in Midwest

 

(CNSNews.com) - Two-thirds of the eighth graders in Wisconsin public schools cannot read proficiently according to the U.S. Department of Education, despite the fact that Wisconsin spends more per pupil in its public schools than any other state in the Midwest.

 

In the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests administered by the U.S. Department of Education in 2009—the latest year available—only 32 percent of Wisconsin public-school eighth graders earned a “proficient” rating while another 2 percent earned an “advanced” rating. The other 66 percent of Wisconsin public-school eighth graders earned ratings below “proficient,” including 44 percent who earned a rating of “basic” and 22 percent who earned a rating of “below basic.”

 

 

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/two-thirds-wisconsin-public-school-8th-g