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Brandi S. McGilberry – ProQuest LLC, 2024
A significant teacher shortage exists across the United States due to factors ranging from accountability policies for the performance growth of students, the overwhelming workload due to teacher shortages, and the lack of competitive salaries that other professions offer. Consequently, state officials have introduced and implemented changes to…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Shortage, School Districts
Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center, 2014
In February 2014, the Tennessee State Board of Education (SBE) requested that the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC) provide assistance to the SBE's Basic Education Program (BEP) Review Committee. The SBE requested additional information on the use and effectiveness of market-based teacher compensation and market-based incentives by…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration), Incentives, STEM Education
Patrick, Michael David – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine which, if any, specific factors are deterring male teachers from pursuing elementary education. The number of male elementary teachers in America's public school systems had continued to decline, and this survey sought to discover what specific factors had contributed to this. This study surveyed 231 male…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Education, Employment Opportunities, Public Schools
Emerick, Scott; Hirsch, Eric; Berry, Barnett – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004
This brief will highlight three major findings from Southeast Center for Teaching Quality (SECTQ's) teacher surveys and interviews with more than 160 educators entitled "Unfulfilled Promise: Ensuring High Quality Teachers for Our Nation's Students". It will also profile two districts' approaches to meeting the requirements of NCLB and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Surveys, Educational Quality, Interviews