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Berry, Christopher R. – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2007
One of the most remarkable yet least remarked upon accomplishments in American public education in the twentieth century is the success of the school consolidation movement. Between 1930 and 1970, nine out of every ten school districts were eliminated through consolidation. Nearly two-thirds of schools that existed in 1930 were gone by 1970. These…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Public Education, Wages, Educational History
Podgursky, Michael – Education Working Paper Archive, 2006
This paper examines reasons why personnel policy and wage setting differ between traditional public, private, and charter schools and the effects of these policies on academic measures of teacher quality. Survey and administrative data suggest that the regulatory freedom, small size of wage-setting units, and a competitive market environment make…
Descriptors: Personnel Policy, Wages, Differences, Public Schools