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Chmelynski, Carol – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
To lure highly qualified teachers to low-performing schools, the Mobile County, Alabama, school board did what a small but growing number of districts are considering: pay teachers more money for working in what are considered less attractive jobs. As school districts are more pressured to raise achievement among all student groups, more are…
Descriptors: Incentives, Teacher Qualifications, Teaching Experience, Federal Legislation