This Data Point examines the supplemental school year income earned at jobs outside the school system by public school teachers in the United States. It uses data from the public school teacher survey of the 2017-18 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), which is a national sample survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and…

This Data Point uses data from the 2015-16 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Teacher Questionnaire. NTPS is a nationally representative sample survey of public K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This Data Point describes summer jobs held by regular, full-time teachers in public schools.…

This Data Point uses data from the 2015-16 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Teacher Questionnaire. NTPS is a nationally representative sample survey of public K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This Data Point describes jobs outside the school system held by regular, full-time teachers…

Despite the widespread prevalence, teacher moonlighting is one of the under-researched areas. Using data from 313 public primary school teachers in Ilala District, this study examined the determinants of teacher moonlighting. The findings show that 39.4% of teachers had a secondary income generating activity. Sex and age of the teacher were…

Moonlighting, an employment practice where individuals work outside of their primary job, is popular within the public education sector. Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics Schools and Staffing Survey, this study examined both the characteristics and motivations of public school teachers across moonlighting categories.…

This state-wide study was designed to determine the extent to which teachers in Arkansas hold second jobs. A survey of public school teachers in 23 counties elicited 1,546 responses. Thirty-eight percent of Arkansas' teachers hold second jobs, although indications are that this would be a much higher percentage if additional jobs were available.…

This descriptive survey report analyzes data from a nationally representative sample of public school teachers. The first section of the report compares teachers who moonlight during the school year or who moonlight during the summer recess with, respectively, those teachers who do not moonlight during the school year or do not moonlight during…

A report is given on the third in a series of biannual surveys of Texas public school teachers. A comparison is made between findings in 1984 and data collected in 1980 and 1982 from a sample of 500 teachers. Findings indicate that more than a fourth of Texas teachers moonlight during the academic year. Nearly 40 percent of the respondents were…

This paper is the 10th in a series of biannual surveys of Texas public school teachers that began in 1980 to examine teacher characteristics (including their feelings about moonlighting). Participating teachers were selected using a computerized systematic sample from a population of 100,000 members of the Texas State Teachers Association. For the…

This is the ninth in a series of biennial surveys of Texas public school teachers, which have been taken since 1980 to form a database of demographic information related to characteristics of Texas teachers. A computerized systematic sample of Texas teachers (N=599) was selected from a population of 100,000 members of the Texas State Teachers…

This statewide study concerning salary supplementing activities of Arkansas public school teachers is based on a sample of approximately 1,500 teachers who completed a 33-item questionnaire. Foremost among the concerns of the researchers were such topics as: (1) How many teachers are working outside the field? (2) How much time is spent in these…

This is the sixth in a series of biennial surveys of Texas public school teachers. It is part of a study, begun in 1980, to form a database of demographic information related to characteristics of Texas teachers. The results of the present survey are presented and analyzed. Information includes: (1) national data for teachers in 1976 and 1986; (2)…

Two statewide surveys of Texas public school teachers who were members of the Texas State Teachers Association were conducted in l980 and in 1982. The 1980 survey, with 291 respondents, revealed that many teachers were considering leaving teaching. Of these, almost half cited low salaries as the chief reason. The survey also revealed that holding…

A questionnaire was designed to explore various elements of job satisfaction, multiple employment behavior, and other variables affecting the lives and work of public school teachers in Texas. A final return of 70 percent was received from a randomly selected mailing. Results revealed that one in three teachers was considering leaving teaching. Of…

This survey, the eighth in a series of biannual surveys of demographic information related to Texas public school teachers, had 361 respondents. Data indicate that the average teacher in Texas is a 43-year-old female, making a $30,395 salary, is married with a working spouse, has a bachelor's degree, is not the breadwinner, teaches elementary…