ERIC Number: EJ1382342
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-956X
EISSN: EISSN-1532-7930
You Get What You Pay For: Why We Need to Invest in Strategic Compensation Reform
Springer, Matthew G.
Peabody Journal of Education, v98 n1 p66-82 2023
This article draws on recent insight regarding the distribution and mobility of highly effective teachers, student access to top-performing educators, and research on the effectiveness of strategic compensation reforms to argue that the single-salary pay schedule has resulted in disturbing inequities for students and inefficiencies in resource allocation. These inequities are particularly alarming given that strategic compensation reforms hold promise for not only improving the quality of public education overall but ensuring quality educational opportunities for students from traditionally underserved communities. Simply put, strategic compensation reform can meaningfully impact public education, and it is time this potential is recognized and utilized.
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration), Finance Reform, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Quality, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Opportunities, Disadvantaged, Merit Pay, Incentives
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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