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Taylor, Lori L.; Fowler, William J. Jr. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
Geographic cost differences present many complications when researchers attempt to make systematic comparisons of educational resources, and failure to address such differences can undermine the equity and adequacy goals of school finance formulas. Therefore, there is considerable interest in developing measures of the cost of education that can…
Descriptors: Wages, Labor Market, Differences, Regional Characteristics
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Taylor, Lori L.; Glander, Mark C. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
The Comparable Wage Index (CWI) is a measure of the systematic, regional variations in the salaries of college graduates who are not educators. It can be used by researchers to adjust district-level finance data at different levels in order to make better comparisons across geographic areas. The CWI was developed by Dr. Lori L. Taylor at the Bush…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Wages, College Graduates, School Districts