This paper discusses the theoretical background of the pay-for-performance incentive as well as its implication for administrators in higher education institutions. Using pay data of a large state university system in the U.S., the paper finds that presidents in public research universities receive significantly higher pay than their counterparts…

This statistical report provides data on revenues, staffing, and attendance for the 89 school districts in the 6 counties of western New York. Data for two separate years are included. Section A reports data on actual revenues and expenditures for the 1974-75 fiscal year and is based mainly on state final budget reports for each district in…

This publication presents data on attendance, staffing, revenues, and expenditures for the 87 school districts in the six counties of western New York. Data from two separate school years are included. Section A reports data from the 1972-73 fiscal year and is based mainly on state financial reports for the year. Section B reports data for 1973-74…

This publication presents data on attendance, staffing, revenues, and expenditures for the 89 school districts in the six counties of western New York. Data from two separate school years are included. Section A reports data on actual revenues and expenditures for 1973-74 and is based on final state budget reports for the year. Section B reports…

Information in this report, provided in 16 data tables, was derived from New York State's Basic Educational Data System and state teacher certification files. Data are based on information submitted by all public elementary schools and secondary schools in the state. Several statistics about professional school personnel in New York are given.…

This report updates a 1985 research study prepared for the New York State Regents Task Force on Education and Economic Development. Average per pupil expenditures in 1984-85 were analyzed for 13 expense categories among 3 groups of school districts in New York State: (1) the New York City suburban counties; (2) the "Big Five" cities (New…

Fifteen tables present data from New York State's public schools on all teaching and nonteaching professional personnel for 1981-82, including administrators. Information is presented on number of personnel, salary percentiles, academic degree and certification status, sex, age, and years of professional experience. The first 6 tables give data on…

Statistics on education in New York State for 1991-92 and trends from earlier years are reported in this series of tables. Emphasis is placed on summary tables and figures, but details for separate school districts are provided. Information is reported for elementary, secondary, higher, and professional education, as well as libraries and special…

Sixteen data tables illustrate characteristics of public school teachers, administrators, and other professional personnel in New York State in 1992-93. Data in this report were derived from New York State's Basic Educational Data System and New York State's Teacher Certification files. Data are based on information submitted by all public…

These data are derived from reports received from each of the thirty community colleges of the State University of New York. Total system enrollment statistics are presented by credit course enrollments for 1948-76, by age and sex for 1975, by student residence locations for 1959-75, and for transfer credit students for 1969-75. Enrollment…

"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Improving the Lives of Our High School Students: Alliance and Scholastic Co-Host Invitational High School Literacy…

This report contains six tables of summary statistics for the public schools of New York State, including schools in New York City. The public schools of New York served 2,637,745 students as of February 1994. Information about these students, their teachers, and the schools they attended, is presented in the following tables: (1) District type;…

This report presents individual statistical profiles of the school districts of New York State for 1987-88, displayed by racial/ethnic group and sex wherever available. Statistical data are presented on three tables. Table 1 covers the following: (1) Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Enrollment; (2) Annual Attendance Rate; (3) Participation Rate in…

In this thirteenth annual report, the Commissioner of Education discusses the Bureau of Education's work, with a list of its publications from the year. The Commissioner also presents summary data of institutions, instructors, and students; school age, population, enrolment, and attendance; legal school ages in the United States; teachers employed…