This publication presents the complete 1977-78 salary schedule and the placement of full-time teachers on that schedule for each California school district and county office of education that responded to a statewide survey conducted by the California State Department of Education. Approximately 99 percent of the full-time teachers in California…

A salary-growth model is presented as a practical solution to the problem of compensating teachers equitably. An empirical validation using data from 24,785 California teachers, 15,233 Ohio teachers, and 5,489 South Carolina teachers demonstrates the general applicability of the model. A scenario for model use is presented. (SLD)

Data collected in a 1973-74 survey of faculty salaries and fringe benefits for California Community Colleges are provided in three schedules: (1) full-time faculty salary schedule, (2) distribution of salaries for full-time faculty, and (3) fringe benefits for full-time faculty and administrative personnel. The salary schedule for full-time…

The costs of education per unit of Average Daily Attendance (ADA) are detailed in this two-part report for 70 California community college districts for the academic year 1979-80. Both Part I, which presents data excluding non-resident ADA, and Part II, which presents figures including non-resident ADA, begin with tables which rank order the…

For a number of years, the California community colleges have used data from annual statewide surveys conducted by the Kern Community College District and the California Community College Trustees (CCCT) for comparative faculty salary information. Both the Kern and CCCT studies rely upon the device of selecting benchmark points (such as the…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE'S MULTIOCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROJECT AT NEW HOPE SCHOOL WAS EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT OF TRAINEES. DATA ON THE CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUSES OF TRAINEES AND DROPOUTS, REASONS FOR BEING OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE, ANTICIPATED EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS AND EARNING POWER OF EMPLOYED…

In 1989, a study was conducted of faculty salaries at California's San Joaquin Delta Community College (SJDCC). Salary results were compared with community college districts in the State of California, with two specially selected subgroups of colleges comparable to SJDCC, and with all of California's major public and private four-year…

The central purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between distribution of teaching talent and geographic location of local school districts of California. School districts were assigned to one of four geographic categories (urban, suburban, rural, or small urban centers). Each category's teaching talent was assessed on six measures…

This publication is concerned with the number of pupils, teachers, and schools in California and the expenditures of public funds to educate the 4.4 million children attending schools in the state. The data are presented in the form of tables. The first section concerns school district type, average daily attendance, and participation and costs of…

This report presents fall 1989 demographic, staffing, salary, and workload information on all California community college employees, based on data from 69 of the 71 districts in the state. First, tables present the total number of district employees by primary occupational activity; full-time equivalency; type of assignment; weekly faculty…

A STATEWIDE STUDY OF K-12 TEACHER SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE 1965-1975 PERIOD FOUND THAT--(1) THERE WILL BE LARGE ANNUAL SHORTAGES OF NEW ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS BUT AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF SECONDARY TEACHERS. (2) A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE ELEMENTARY TEACHER SHORTAGE IS A CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF CERTIFICATED GRADUATES IN…

Presented are findings from California's State testing program for 1971-72 and 1972-73. The factors (variables) examined were divided into two groups: output factors, indicators of school quality such as scores on achievement tests; and input factors, factors describing the characteristics of school districts such as class size, tax rate, etc.…

The factors (variables) examined in the California State Testing Program were divided into two groups for the analyses: (1) the 11 indicators of school quality in terms of the products of the educational system, referred to as output factors (e.g., pupil scores on achievement tests); and (2) the 22 indicators of school quality in terms of the…

The cost-effectiveness and 3-year impacts of California's Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program, which is a statewide initiative aimed at increasing the employment and self-sufficiency of recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), were evaluated by studying follow-up data for 33,000 people from 6 counties who entered…