Discussions of teacher turnover usually focus on "how many" teachers leave schools each year, without regard for their performance in the classroom. This oversimplification masks the real teacher retention crisis: not only a failure to retain enough teachers, but a failure to retain the "right" teachers. This executive summary presents findings of…

Throughout the United States, school systems are supplementing teachers' incomes as a reward for the guidance and supervision of students who participate in extracurricular activities. To provide school officials with current data on supplementation, in the fall of 1988 1,737 comprehensive surveys requesting teachers' and other selected…

Analyzes institutional tax forms for 1997-98 earnings of presidents of 475 private colleges, finding that 13 percent earned more than $300,000, eight individuals earned more than $500,000; mean pay rose by 4 percent to $175,389. Reports that institutions claim high salaries are needed to compete with the private sector. Lists the 20 highest…

Presents data from institutional tax forms for the pay and benefits of key personnel at 475 private colleges and universities for 1996-97 and 1997-98. Institutions are grouped by Carnegie Classification and listings typically include data for six positions, such as the president, highest paid faculty member, a senior vice president, and chief…

Data on salary, fringe benefits, and tenure for instructional faculty members are presented as reported by institutions completing the Higher Education General Information Survey, 1978-79. Fourteen tables and three appendices are included. (JMF)