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Teachers, students and staff press MMSD to fix salary compression
Summary
Dozens of teachers, school staff and a student told the Madison Metropolitan School District operations work group that salary compression — newer hires earning as much or more than long‑serving colleagues — is harming morale and retention and urged the board to act promptly.
Dozens of teachers, staff and students urged the Madison Metropolitan School District board on Jan. 12 to address salary compression, saying the pay gap between recently rehired or newly hired educators and continuous veteran staff is eroding morale and threatening long‑term retention.
Caroline Hesse, a teacher at Nuestra Mundo Elementary, told the operations work group: “I am here to highlight the issue of salary compression…If we don't fix it, we'll drive some of our more dedicated and experienced educators away to other school districts and…
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