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Han, Eunice S.; Maloney, Thomas N. – American Journal of Education, 2022
Purpose: This article examines the relationship between teacher unionization and the academic performance of students in districts of varying socioeconomic status (SES). We aim to answer the following research questions: Do union effects vary with the SES of districts? Are these effects more (or less) pronounced in high-SES, mid-SES, or low-SES…
Descriptors: Unions, Academic Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences
Matthew A. Kraft; Eric J. Brunner; Shaun M. Dougherty; David J. Schwegman – Grantee Submission, 2020
In recent years, states have sought to increase accountability for public school teachers by implementing a package of reforms centered on high-stakes evaluation systems. We examine the effect of these reforms on the supply and quality of new teachers. Leveraging variation across states and time, we find that accountability reforms reduced the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Teacher Supply and Demand, Job Satisfaction, Job Security
Matthew A. Kraft; Eric J. Brunner; Shaun M. Dougherty; David J. Schwegman – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
In recent years, states have sought to increase accountability for public school teachers by implementing a package of reforms centered on high-stakes evaluation systems. We examine the effect of these reforms on the supply and quality of new teachers. Leveraging variation across states and time, we find that accountability reforms reduced the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Accountability, Teacher Supply and Demand
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West, Kristine Lamm; Mykerezi, Elton – Economics of Education Review, 2011
This study examines the impact that collective bargaining has on multiple dimensions of teacher compensation, including average and starting salaries, early and late returns to experience, returns to graduate degrees, and the incidence of different pay for performance schemes. Using data from the School and Staffing Survey (SASS) and a more recent…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Collective Bargaining, Unions, Compensation (Remuneration)
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Gray, Lucinda; Bitterman, Amy; Goldring, Rebecca – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
This report presents selected findings from the Public School District Data File of the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). SASS is a nationally representative sample survey of public and private K-12 schools, principals, and teachers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. School districts associated with public schools and library…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Teacher Salaries, Educational Attainment
Podgursky, Michael – Education Working Paper Archive, 2006
This paper examines reasons why personnel policy and wage setting differ between traditional public, private, and charter schools and the effects of these policies on academic measures of teacher quality. Survey and administrative data suggest that the regulatory freedom, small size of wage-setting units, and a competitive market environment make…
Descriptors: Personnel Policy, Wages, Differences, Public Schools