Experts know that effective teachers are central to quality early care and education. It is no surprise, then, that many quality improvement efforts have focused on increasing education requirements for teachers and bolstering access to professional development and training. However the United States continues to pay most early childhood educators…

This document reports on comparative salaries for men and women at Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas. A standard multiple linear regression equation was developed from data supplied. Using the factors of years at Washburn, degree, and rank, a "line of best fit" formula was developed which would predict a salary that could be…

This preliminary summary report gives comparative data as to the salary and rank of Ithaca College fulltime faculty, with special regard to the status of women within that faculty. Data is based on all college comparison, comparison with humanities and sciences, WHealth, Physical Education, Recreation and music, comparisons within the Allied…

This article examines a decision known as Rule 127(b), taken in 1905 by the National Commissioners for Education in Ireland. The rule raised concerns about the displacement of male teachers and their replacement with poorly paid and sometimes untrained females. It appeared to condone the sexual division of labour with women teaching in infant…

Focuses on salary differences between male and female academics, in particular those that remain after controlling for differences in productivity, experience, academic field, and institution of employment. Data based on recent surveys of American academies indicate that a proportionate salary advantage accrues to men. (ML)

This is the 22nd edition of a guide to institutions of theological education covering data supplied in the fall of 1991 and providing information on parallel patterns for ready comparisons across the years. The report includes information on enrollment, admissions, administrative staff, and faculty salaries for the current year. It also includes…

A project studied the early labor market experiences of the high school graduates of the class of 1980 who attended proprietary schools. The analysis was based on the "High School and Beyond" survey that followed that class through January 1986. About 9 percent of the 1980 seniors attended proprietary schools, and more than half of them…

The "Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Fact Book on Higher Education" is one of the nation's most comprehensive collections of comparative data on higher education. For decades, state leaders, policy-makers, researchers and journalists have used the "Fact Book" to find useful data quickly--and to learn more about…

A committee examined the number, type, and quality of work and training opportunities available for heads of households under Maine's Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program and suggested ways to improve them. Comprised of such representatives of the private and public sectors as employers, AFDC recipients, welfare advocates,…

The state of Washington's workforce development system agenda focused in 2002 on these four goals: (1) closing a perceived job skills gap; (2) training incumbent and dislocated workers in order to prepare them for changes in the economy; (3) achieving wage progression for low income individuals; and (4) integrating workforce development programs…