Examines the compensation levels necessary to induce white teachers to teach in black schools, using 1968 Massachusetts data. Teachers seem to demand higher wages to teach less wealthy, lower-achieving students, not necessarily nonwhites. Wealthy districts with more white students may demand and pay more for better teachers, reversing expected…

Describes a three-tier merit-pay system that rewards excellence, reinforces competence, and yet motivates professional growth among the lowest performers. Also discusses drawbacks. (PD)

Attempts to describe institutional salary behavior relative to the AAUP salary scales. The research has found that schools that reported in the AAUP surveys apparently are concerned with keeping the pace of salary grade changes set by the AAUP and thus maintaining or improving their comparative salary status. (Author)

Compares the variation in average annual K-12 public school teacher salaries between states that are "collective bargaining intensive" and those that are "bargaining unintensive." Concludes that bargaining has not had a positive effect on teacher salaries during the past two decades. (Author/WD)

This study is the sixth in a series of reports on salary schedules in effect at institutions of higher education that grant the 4-year bachelor's or higher degree. The information given here is derived from the salary schedules supplied by the 4-year institutions in connection with the 1971-72 survey, Salaries Paid and Salary-Related Practices in…

From the 141 2-year and 4-year colleges in the United States not utilizing academic rank, 123 colleges were queried about what basis they used for assigning faculty salaries. The findings indicate that salary determination in colleges without professorial rank is overwhelmingly decided by the two objective factors, education (degrees and credits…

This survey provides current data for school directors and administrators to examine the policies of compensation for professional personnel in the suburban Philadelphia area. The report contains three sections: a) salaries of teachers, b) salaries of instructional specialists, and c) salaries of administrative and supervisory personnel. Mean…

This survey provides current data for school directors and administrators to examine the policies of compensation for professional personnel in the suburban Philadelphia area. The report contains three sections: a) salaries of teachers, b) salaries of instructional specialists, and c) salaries of administrative and supervisory personnel. Mean…

Indicts the system that keeps caring, competent part-time teachers from earning a living wage and joining the "system" of job stability. (RAE)

New Jersey teacher salaries are reported by the school district. Minimum and maximum figures are given for 4-, 5-, and 6-year training levels. Comparisons are drawn to teacher salaries in other states and to trends in the Consumer Price Index. (SJL)

Responses from 117 of 300 human resource development faculty indicated that 46.6% variance in salaries was related to four variables: rank, reward structure, years full-time teaching, and doctoral degree. Research was rewarded more than teaching or service. Lower numbers of women at higher salary levels may result from lower percentage of women in…