A case is made for having teachers rate each other on the basis of professional qualifications and achievement. (CK)

The author suggests a program whereby furthur salary increases would be tied to a teacher's ability to create and implement meaningful educational objectives. (AN)

Savings in time, effort, and money can result from combining school districts which are contiguous, academically and economically compatible into larger bargaining units. (Editor)

Reprints an article originally published in 1920. Presents academic standards by which junior high schools might operate. Discusses standards for the preparation of teachers, teaching load, program of studies, salaries, and building and equipment. (RS)

Argues that if President George W. Bush is interested in improving the educational system, he should address the real problem (disproportionately low wages for teachers) like a good businessman would do: by raising teachers' salaries significantly in order to draw the most talented people. (SR)

Addresses South Carolina's Educational Improvement Act of 1984, at risk in the context of four considerations: (1) the seduction of test scores; (2) the issue of teacher pay, particularly incentive pay; (3) the real tasks of intervention; and (4) the expectations of leadership. (JK)

Attempts to highlight some of the negative and positive aspects of the school systems which were maintained for black students during the period following the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era in southern states. Provides information from approximately 25 interviews of both black and white educators in Georgia who had some involvement in both…

Examines whether incentive pay programs influence the attitudes of school principals, central office administrators, school board members, and teachers with respect to the ability of incentive pay to affect positively such factors as teacher motivation, quality of instruction, public respect for teachers, and the recruitment and retention of…

Offers a brief report on a private elementary and middle school located in northwest China. Discusses opportunities and dilemmas of private education in China, including access, teacher hiring/firing and pay, tuition, and class size. (SR)

Reports on a survey of teacher education in the United States, Canada, Denmark, England, Japan, and Germany. Reveals major differences between the United States and the other five countries regarding teacher salaries, requirements for elementary teachers, secondary school preparation, and entry into higher education. Offers recommendations for…

Finds that U.S. teachers have large class sizes and teach more classes than their international counterparts; that workdays are almost the same length for teachers and private sector workers, although work years for teachers are shorter; and that, compared with private sector workers, retirement benefits are somewhat better. (SR)

Discusses the current single-step salary schedule used to compensate teachers in most public school systems. Presents a model for basing an incentive system for promotion and salary on a more equitable and realistic multiple-step system. (NKA)

Suggests that with a modified staffing plan using teacher interns, peer teachers, and community volunteers, better coverage of teaching needs could be provided with less salary cost. Presents proposals for a teacher staffing pattern, salary schedule, and a possible daily schedule implementing the suggested staffing pattern. (MM)