On Friday, December 21, 2012 the Milwaukee Board of School Directors authorized a boost to the starting teacher salary for new Milwaukee Public Schools teachers in a move to make the district more competitive as MPS seeks 700 new teachers for the upcoming school year. New teachers and administrators will also have 24 months instead of the current 12 months to move into the … [Read more...] about Board authorizes boost to starting teacher salary, extension of residency compliance period for hard-to-fill positions