This state-wide study was designed to determine the extent to which teachers in Arkansas hold second jobs. A survey of public school teachers in 23 counties elicited 1,546 responses. Thirty-eight percent of Arkansas' teachers hold second jobs, although indications are that this would be a much higher percentage if additional jobs were available.…

Outlines are presented of recommendations for recruiting and retaining talented black youth in teaching careers in Arkansas. These recommendations are made for education administrators at both the state and university level. It is pointed out, however, that the key to the long-term expansion of the minority teacher pool lies in the elementary and…

This statewide study concerning salary supplementing activities of Arkansas public school teachers is based on a sample of approximately 1,500 teachers who completed a 33-item questionnaire. Foremost among the concerns of the researchers were such topics as: (1) How many teachers are working outside the field? (2) How much time is spent in these…