In this system, all entry-level salaries are negotiable and there are no fixed salaries for years of service or, with one exception, for educational attainment. All salary increases are across-the-board and calculated on base pay, plus a flat fee for extra duties. (Author/IRT)

Examines the compensation levels necessary to induce white teachers to teach in black schools, using 1968 Massachusetts data. Teachers seem to demand higher wages to teach less wealthy, lower-achieving students, not necessarily nonwhites. Wealthy districts with more white students may demand and pay more for better teachers, reversing expected…

Provides information from the National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools on the salaries and fringe benefits of elementary and middle school principals and administrators. Includes seven tables and a series of charts. (MD)

It is possible to tie teacher compensation to professional growth, without reference to standardized test scores. Tying pay to students' achievement scores does not account for the different levels of students, and teacher testing does not separate good teachers from bad. In Rutland Northeast, Vermont, each school has its own locally elected…

This document presents an analysis of the prevailing wage laws' impact on public school construction costs in Maryland. The document also provides a comparison of school construction costs of Mid-Atlantic states with prevailing wage laws as well as comparisons between Maryland jurisdictions with and without these laws. The discussion examines the…

Compares the variation in average annual K-12 public school teacher salaries between states that are "collective bargaining intensive" and those that are "bargaining unintensive." Concludes that bargaining has not had a positive effect on teacher salaries during the past two decades. (Author/WD)

Examines whether age of arrival of immigrant children affects their educational attainment in American schools and their subsequent wages. Finds that in certain cases, immigrants who arrive at younger ages complete more years of school, and as a consequence earn higher wages. (Contains 23 references.) (PKP)

Examines the effects of minimum wage on schooling, seeking to reconcile some of the contradictory results in recent research using Current Population Survey data from the late 1970s through the 1980s. Findings point to negative effects of minimum wages on school enrollment, bolstering the findings of negative effects of minimum wages on enrollment…

Uses data from the National Adult Literacy Survey to examine the relationship between schooling and earnings. Basic skills are partitioned between those acquired through schooling and those acquired elsewhere. Finds that, for the most part, it is the substance of learning in school--the accumulated human capital--that counts, not the credential.…

The Black-White gap in completed schooling among Southern born men narrowed sharply between the World Wars after being stagnant from 1880 to 1910. We examine a large scale school construction project, the Rosenwald Rural Schools Initiative, which was designed to dramatically improve the educational opportunities for Southern rural Blacks. From…

The 2017 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 53rd 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…

The 54th in a series of publications initiated in 1962, the purpose of the "Digest" is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of education from prekindergarten through graduate school. It contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and…

Part 3 of a three-part report, this national survey reports wage rates and salaries paid in 1983-84 by public school systems to personnel in 10 selected support positions. The data were collected for five selected clerical positions and five selected nonclerical support positions. The salary and hourly wage rates are presented and analyzed…

This paper summarizes research on evaluating the distributional consequences of social programs, presenting the evaluation problem for an economy with two sectors (e.g., schooled and unschooled) where agents select or are selected into treatment (one of the two sectors). It considers policies affecting choices of treatment but not potential…

Qualified teachers in Houston (Texas) can apply for financial incentives if they teach in curriculum areas or campus locations where critical shortages exist. Teachers are also eligible for stipends if they meet established criteria for teacher attendance, professional growth, and outstanding educational progress. (Author/MLF)