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Download full textGreene, Carol; Zugelder, Bryan S.; Warren, Louis L.; L'Esperance, Mark – Critical Questions in Education, 2020
This mixed-methods study, as part of program quality enhancement, investigated motivating factors of teachers choosing enrollment in an online master's degree in education in a state where legislative funding does not provide advanced degree pay. Students were surveyed at the conclusion of their program using a quantitative evaluation of…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Satisfaction, Masters Degrees, Teacher Education Programs
Holly, Christen; Dean, Stephanie; Hassel, Emily Ayscue; Hassel, Bryan C. – Public Impact, 2014
This brief estimates the impact of a statewide implementation of Opportunity Culture models, using North Carolina as an example. Impacts estimated include student learning outcomes, gross state product, teacher pay, and other career characteristics, and state income tax revenue. Estimates indicate the potential for a statewide transition to…
Descriptors: Models, State Programs, Program Implementation, Academic Achievement
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2010
Although there is a growing recognition that the traditional teacher salary schedule does not reward the most effective teachers, most U.S. school districts don't offer teacher incentives for improving student performance and the vast majority of teachers actually oppose such a plan. This Information Capsule reviewed recent studies conducted on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Incentives, Academic Achievement
Direct linkJohnson, Susan Moore; Papay, John P. – School Administrator, 2010
Pay for performance is not a new idea, and reformers should not ignore the dismal record of merit pay over the past century. Initially adopted with a flourish of expectations during several waves of popularity in the past, every plan eventually fell into disuse. These plans proved to be unexpectedly costly and cumbersome to run. They often…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Merit Pay, Program Effectiveness, School Districts
National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
In "Teacher Salary Bonuses in North Carolina"--a paper presented at the February 2008 National Center on Performance Incentives research to policy conference--Jacob Vigdor of Duke University reviews a teacher salary bonus program operating in North Carolina. Known officially as the ABC's of Public Education, the program awards teachers…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests, Program Effectiveness
Vigdor, Jacob L. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
Since the 1996/97 school year, the state of North Carolina has awarded bonuses of up to $1,500 to teachers in schools that exhibit test score gains above certain thresholds. This article reviews the details of the bonus program, describes patterns of differences between schools that qualify for bonuses of differing amounts, and presents basic data…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Lavy, Victor – Future of Children, 2007
Tying teachers' pay to their classroom performance should, says Victor Lavy, improve the current educational system both by clarifying teaching goals and by attracting and retaining the most productive teachers. But implementing pay for performance poses many practical challenges, because measuring individual teachers' performance is difficult.…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Incentives, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRussell, Susan Dana – Young Children, 1993
Based on the results of a study of conditions in child care centers in North Carolina, a model project to upgrade child caregivers' levels of education and compensation was developed. Describes the implementation, outcomes, and evaluation of this project. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Compensation (Remuneration), Day Care, Demonstration Programs
North Carolina State Dept. of Human Resources, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation. – 1993
During fiscal year (FY) 1993, North Carolina's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services expended $76.2 million to provide vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to 59,821 North Carolinians. These VR services were delivered by 378 caseload-carrying counselors and their required administrative support in 32 unit offices. Of 13,781 persons…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria, Outcomes of Education
