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National Council on Teacher Quality, 2009
The Idaho edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the third annual look at state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers can make changes that will have a positive impact on teacher…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
Karmel, Tom; Nguyen, Nhi – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2006
The aim of this report was to quantify the benefit, in terms of higher wages, of completing a vocational education and training (VET) qualification. Two factors influenced the direction of this research. First of all, VET is concerned primarily with improvements in skill levels (with a likely consequence of improved productivity and therefore…
Descriptors: Wages, Vocational Education, Educational Benefits, Certification
New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. – 1991
A study was done of State University of New York (SUNY) faculty workloads in relation to administration efforts to deploy faculty in efficient and effective ways. Also evaluated were methods for ensuring that faculty are productive and minimum class enrollments. The study was conducted in accordance with generally accepted government auditing…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Educational Finance
Maryland Univ., College Park. Office of Institutional Studies. – 1990
A study compared faculty salaries at the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) with those at other institutions. The data were drawn from the fiscal year 1991 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System survey, "Salary, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional Faculty", and the data for UMCP were compared with…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Contract Salaries
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1992
This report addresses Washington State's historical and current information regarding salary increments for college faculty, salary disparity among postsecondary institutions and within institutional departments, and performance-based compensation plans for college faculty. Included among the report's findings are the following items: (1)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration)
Tracy, Saundra J.; Sheehan, Robert – 1987
A study was done to determine whether administrator salaries in 14 Ohio school districts were a reflection of administrator responsibilities or of length of service, and to find what factors accounted for salary differentials. Although previous research suggests factors for assigning value to administrative positions, traditional salary structures…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Boards of Education
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Chambers, Jay G. – Economics of Education Review, 1985
Public school teachers earn more money, and possess more of the characteristics valued in the teaching market, than do private school teachers. Organizational and ownership structure of schools appears to make a difference in teacher salaries. Profit-making schools are among the lowest paying, second only to parochial schools. (Author/MD)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Class Size, Educational Quality, Educational Research
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Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1996
This report provides data on fiscal year (FY) 1996 average 9-month faculty and civil service salaries (excluding fringe benefits) and information on those salaries since FY 1980 for full-time employees at Illinois colleges and universities and the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The report provides data comparing salaries with economic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors
Ball, Joseph; And Others – 1981
The Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects demonstration has been the most ambitious attempt thus far to determine the feasibility of using private employers to provide a work experience in a youth employment program. In establishing this demonstration, congress authorized program operators to recruit private businesses as well as the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employer Attitudes
Nelson, F. Howard – 1990
While serving as the primary vehicle for reporting the results of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) annual survey of state departments of education, this report also relies on several other data sources. Data include national average salaries or earnings for teachers, other school employees, government workers, and professional employees…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contract Salaries, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Chi, Peter S. K. – 1986
Employment characteristics, including employment status, history, and employment search patterns, were compared among three migrant groups--immigrants, recent migrants, and long-term migrants--from a representative sample of 218 migrant farmworkers randomly drawn in Wayne County, New York, during the summer of 1982. Results indicated that…
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Weger, Christine D.; Galante, Susan – 1981
Local boards of education in New Jersey are authorized by law to withhold increments of staff members in certain circumstances. The purpose of this publication is to provide an analysis and summary of decisions involving a board's exercise of this authority, and it is intended to serve as a guide and a reference tool to be used in determining when…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Level
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Weeks, Kent M.; Organ, Jerome M. – Journal of Law and Education, 1986
Discusses legal and practical problems which prevent the full implementation of the concept of equal pay for jobs of comparable worth. Reviews legislative history of Title VII, the case of "County of Washington vs. Gunther," and other recent litigation, focusing on the impact of comparable worth on educational institutions. (IW)
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Comparable Worth, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
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Bruno, James E. – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Presents an analysis of various compensation and incentive options for staffing educational programs with high-quality teachers, particularly at racially isolated schools. Questions the efficacy of merit pay policies and suggests that non-pecuniary benefits such as improved working conditions and more opportunity for advancement are as important…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives
Berlin, Gordon L. – 2002
To inform policymakers as they deliberate over the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reauthorization, this guide reviews what states have done with the flexibility afforded them by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The first section examines how states have shaped their welfare reform strategies…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation, Innovation, Participation
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