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Download full textBueno, Carycruz; Sass, Tim R. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2019
Traditionally, teacher salaries have been determined solely by experience and educational attainment. This has led to chronic shortages of teachers in particular subject areas, such as math, science and special education. We study the first long-running statewide program to differentiate teacher pay based on subject area, Georgia's bonus system…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Shortage
Stephenie, Johnson – Center for American Progress, 2018
The Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) provided states with newfound flexibility on accountability measures and school improvement strategies. Many policy experts have analyzed states' ESSA plans, which explain how states use their federal funds under various provisions of the new law, as well as the approaches states take to identify and rate…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Accountability
Williams, Robert T. – American Education, 1983
There have been continuing shortages of teachers in certain geographical areas and subject fields. While the shortage of mathematics and physical science teachers has been widely publicized, recent projections indicate an imminent shortage of elementary school teachers to be followed by a shortage of secondary school teachers in the next decade.…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary School Teachers, Merit Pay, Secondary School Teachers
Direct linkNational Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
In "Market-Based Pay Reform for Public School Teachers"--a paper presented at the National Center on Performance Incentives research to policy conference in February--Michael Podgursky, professor of economics at the University of Missouri, examines the effects and unintended consequences of the current compensation system for teachers in…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Public Schools, Teacher Retirement, Public School Teachers
Podgursky, Michael – Education Next, 2006
In the flurry of activity surrounding the implementation of No Child Left Behind's (NCLB) student proficiency mandates, the federal requirement to have a "highly qualified" teacher in every classroom by 2005 seemed like an impossible goal. However, 2005 has come and gone and the highly qualified teacher crisis never happened. In this…
Descriptors: Standards, Federal Legislation, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Salaries
Koppich, Julia – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
Since the announcement in 1999 of a plan to tie teachers' salary increases to student achievement by Denver Public Schools, there has been a flood of nationwide policy activity around teacher compensation. This paper examines pay plans in Denver, Toledo, Minneapolis, and New York City, offering a snapshot of the changing landscape of teacher…
Descriptors: Program Development, Models, Educational Environment, Standards
Peer reviewedFox, Jeffrey L. – Science, 1983
A survey reported in "Education Week" suggests the purported science/mathematics education crisis is highly diverse. Although teacher shortage is the central issue, some states report slight shortages or surpluses of qualified teachers. In addition, little/no consistency among states in use of financial incentive programs to recruit/retain…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Incentives
Palaich, Robert – 1983
Most states have already implemented policies to recruit, select, and retain better teachers. The majority of these policies raise standards for entry or recertification. Another approach provides incentives to attract qualified college graduates into teaching. Offering scholarships in exchange for five-year teaching commitments and offering…
Descriptors: Bulletins, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections, Incentives
Cornett, Lynn M.; Gaines, Gale F. – 2002
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states are implementing policies that provide incentives to attract and retain teachers and increase student performance. Every state has unique priorities. This report includes a framework for thinking about priorities for a state based on the SREB's teacher supply and demand research (reducing new teacher…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives
