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Critical Issues in Assessing Teacher Compensation. Backgrounder. No. 2638
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Richwine, Jason; Biggs, Andrew G. – Heritage Foundation, 2012
A November 2011 Heritage Foundation report--"Assessing the Compensation of Public-School Teachers"--presented data on teacher salaries and benefits in order to inform debates about teacher compensation reform. The report concluded that public-school teacher compensation is far ahead of what comparable private-sector workers enjoy, and that…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Effectiveness, Retirement Benefits
Review of "Assessing the Compensation of Public-School Teachers"
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Keefe, Jeffrey H. – National Education Policy Center, 2012
This report compares the pay, pension costs and retiree health benefits of teachers with those of similarly qualified private-sector workers. The study concludes that teachers receive total compensation 52% greater than fair market levels, which translates into a $120 billion annual "overcharge" to taxpayers. Built on a series of faulty analyses,…
Descriptors: Reports, Compensation (Remuneration), Public School Teachers, Teacher Salaries