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Mead, Sara – Bellwether Education Partners, 2012
During the 2010, 2011, and 2012 legislative sessions, a combination of federal policy incentives and newly elected governors and legislative majorities in many states following the 2010 elections sparked a wave of legislation addressing teacher effectiveness. More than 20 states passed legislation designed to address educator effectiveness by…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Tenure, State Legislation, State Action
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Friedberg, Ruth Ann; Chapman, Margaret L. – Academe, 1993
A survey of college faculty revealed that the Tax Reform Act of 1986, designed to make taxes simpler and more equitable, has increased the taxes of over half the respondents and decreased the tax liability of only 9%. Results also suggest that faculty bear a significant portion of the expenses associated with their profession. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Costs, Economic Change
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Bellocq, Jeanne A. – Journal of Professional Nursing, 1985
A historical overview of the doctrine of equal pay for comparable worth is provided, related cases and legislation involving nurses and nonnurses are analyzed, and the implications of comparable worth for the nursing profession are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Nurses
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Ross, Dorene D.; And Others – College Teaching, 1995
A University of Florida instructional improvement program includes these features: competitive awards in the form of base faculty salary increases, three-year cycle for competition, focus on undergraduate teaching, and use of measures of both quantity (contact/credit hours) and quality (portfolios) of instruction. The program evolved from a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Competition, Educational Quality