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Download full textKauchak, Don; Peterson, Ken – 1986
Utah's involvement with career ladders grew out of the nationwide educational reform movement. The plan was to improve learning by improving the quality of teachers. This could be done by retaining superior teachers, attracting higher quality recruits, and improving teachers' working conditions. In 1984 the Utah Legislature focused on…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives
Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA. – 1988
This collection of articles gathers reprinted materials on teacher attraction and retention for small and rural school districts. The material is organized in two sections: (1) Attracting and Retaining Quality Teachers and (2) Challenging and Enriching Current Staff. Reprints from a number of publications present strategies for addressing the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Merit Pay, Teacher Employment, Teacher Morale
Peer reviewedBruno, 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
