Some schools will cut teachers' sick days
Monday, August 29, 2011 8:17 a.m. CDT
UNDATED (WSAU) At least some Wisconsin school boards are cutting the amount of sick leave for teachers. With the new limits on collective bargaining, unions no longer have a say over those benefits in districts where contracts expired on June 30th. School officials say they need to cut what they can, to make up for big losses in state aid and new limits on raising property taxes.
The Elmbrook School District near Milwaukee plans to save $16,000 a year on substitute