Examines conflicting values underlying debates about teacher compensation reform, highlighting a persistent dilemma: although school systems use monetary incentives to motivate teachers, they really do not want teachers who are primarily motivated by money. Examines teacher workforce composition, teacher values, and the history of merit pay. Some…

Using a model to test whether choice-driven schools pay a higher wage differential and increase hiring for certain teacher characteristics, data from schools with traditional school choice and charter schools were analyzed. Choice affected the value schools placed on teachers' effort, independence, college education, and math and science skills.…

Uses 1995 household survey data to estimate returns to education in urban China. Finds returns higher than previous estimates for two reasons: Previous works using annual earnings instead of hourly wages bias the estimates downward, and returns to education have increased as the transition process has deepened in China. (Contains 21 references.)…

Using Current Population Survey data, this study investigates the effect of a wage differential between a teacher's current wage and wages of alternative occupations on teachers' decisions to leave the profession. Results show that opportunity costs (wage differentials) influence teacher supply. A merit-based, market-sensitive teacher salary…

Surveyed 636 school psychologists. Found no significant differences between male and female psychologists in time spent in various roles or time desired to be spent in various roles. Males worked longer contract lengths and made more money than females. When monthly salaries were compared, significant salary differences between males and females…

Differing educational levels affect mean income differences among states. However, mean earnings also differ when holding constant amounts of education and experience; persons in higher income states earn more. Immigrants show smaller state income than do natives, or no effect. Differences among states are mainly due to influences during…

Examines to what degree variation in average teacher salaries is caused by differences across states in cost of living, teachers' personal characteristics, job characteristics, and educational demand. Uses results to adjust the average salaries and computes new, significantly different state rankings based on these adjustments. (19 references)…

Results of study of impact of Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act on 25 school-construction project costs from 1992-97 and effect thereof on local school districts' taxes. All districts had higher construction costs and property taxes. Projects increased construction costs for the Commonwealth and recommends revisions in prevailing wage-rate law.…

The 2016 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 52nd in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…

Across OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries, governments are having to work with shrinking public budgets while designing policies to make education more effective and responsive to growing demand. The 2011 edition of "Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" enables countries to see themselves in the light of…

This annual report contains current information, obtained from Educational Research Service (ERS), on salary schedules for principals and assistant principals; it presents summaries of 1983-84 data by school district enrollment and per pupil expenditure, and trend analysis of maximum scheduled salaries. To enable public school administrators to…

The Composite Indicator of Changes (CIC) is a statistical measure for gauging and comparing changes in average salaries and wages paid to public school employees. Based on data from the National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools for 28 professional and support positions, this annual report of the CIC compares statistics for 1980-81…

Discusses factors to consider in establishing an administrative salary schedule based on performance. (IRT)

A program that provides a cash alternative to actual commodity food items to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Child Nutrition Program has greatly reduced processing charges and virtually eliminated warehousing expenses. By only purchasing the food wanted, and in the form preferred, the children are provided with the full commodity benefits to…

A number of school systems are using innovative strategies to recruit the teachers they need. (MLF)