Review of public school compensation policies and comparison of teacher salaries with those of other white-collar workers found that public schools spend the same percentage of wage-rewarding seniority as other employers. A steeper wage-tenure profile reduces turnover, but turnover costs are likely not high enough to make this an optimal use of…

The decision to leave a successful career and great earning potential to start over as a novice with new surroundings and expectations is not made without consideration of a wide array of variables. Making the transition to higher education was not an easy one and the transition itself has presented various other challenges and joys that I have…

The purpose of this study was to construct a profile of K-12 music teachers in the United States and develop a model to predict their retention, turnover, and attrition. Responses to the "Schools and Staffing Survey" from 47,857 K-12 public and private school teachers, including 1,903 music teachers, were analyzed using comparative…

In response to a growing dialogue at the local, state and national levels around the idea of restructuring teacher pay to include performance measures, the American Association of School Administrators surveyed a randomly selected sample of its members to gauge their feedback and interest in pay-for-performance programs. AASA launched this survey…

In this study, the researchers investigated the perceived relationships of financial and non-financial incentives on teacher recruitment and retention among public school teachers in the State of Texas from the perspective of 98 public school superintendents. Findings revealed that school districts tended to offer teachers' salaries over the state…

Data from the salary schedules used in this study were collected as part of the "National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools, 1986-87," conducted in fall 1986. Of the 1,031 school systems responding with usable data, 535 (52 percent) supplied schedules that could be analyzed and included in this report. An overview of…

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…

This report summarizes teacher salary information obtained from the 1968-69 salary schedules of 1,749 school systems with enrollments of 1,200 or more. The school systems represented by these data employ approximately 87% of all classroom teachers, and enroll approximately 89% of all public school pupils in the nation. For comparative purposes the…

The data presented in this combined report--"Rankings & Estimates"--provide facts about the extent to which local, state, and national governments commit resources to public education. Part I of the report--"Rankings 2006"--provides state-level data on an array of topics relevant to the complex enterprise of public education. In addition to…

"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for accurate and relevant information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances, and performance of education systems in the OECD's 34 member countries, as well as a number of partner countries. In the 2014 edition, new…

This report presents salary and wage data collected as part of the "Educational Research Service (ERS) National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools, 2007-2008." The survey, conducted in spring 2008, collected data on salaries scheduled and salaries paid for 23 selected professional positions and 10 selected support positions in public…

This report presents an analysis of salaries earned by professional staff employed in Maryland public schools. The report covers selected central office staff, school level administrators, teachers, and other professionals. The salaries are derived from local payroll records of individuals and include annual base pay, determined by education and…

This study lists salaries in reporting school districts with enrollments of 6,000 or more. Reported system by system are maximum salaries scheduled in 1968-69 for the following personnel: Central office administrators and supervisors, counselors, deans, librarians, and assistant and supervision principals in elementary, junior high, and senior…

This report, the most recent of an annual series begun in 1937, offers revised information on State minimum salary laws affecting teachers as of September 1968. The first section of the report summarizes the following information for the 31 States which have minimum salary laws: (1) Year of original adoption of legislation; (2) type and amount of…

This study lists salaries in reporting school districts with enrollments of 6,000 or more. Reported system-by-system are maximum salaries scheduled in 1971-72 for central office administrators and supervisors, counselors, deans, librarians; and assistant and supervising principals in elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. For each…