National Survey of Fringe Benefits in Public Schools

National Survey of Fringe Benefits in Public Schools

Author: Educational Research Service (Arlington, Va.)

Publisher:

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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Issued in three parts: pt. 1, Fringe benefits for superintendents in public schools ; pt. 2, Fringe benefits for administrators in public schools ; pt. 3, Fringe benefits for teachers in public schools.


Who is Leading Our Schools?

Who is Leading Our Schools?

Author: Susan M. Gates

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780833033536

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There is concern that schools and districts will be unable to attract and retain enough qualified school administrators. The authors analyze data on school administrators' careers and the factors influencing decisions to enter these careers. They find no national crisis but do find three primary areas of concern: state and local variation in financial rewards, barriers to entry into the field, and the number of administrators nearing retirement.


The Patterns of Teacher Compensation

The Patterns of Teacher Compensation

Author: Jay G. Chambers

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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This report presents information regarding the patterns of variation in the salaries paid to public and private school teachers in relation to various personal and job characteristics. Specifically, the analysis examines the relationship between compensation and variables such as public/private schools, gender, race/ethnic background, school level and type, teacher qualifications, and different work environments. The economic conceptual framework of hedonic wage theory, which illuminates the trade-offs between monetary rewards and the various sets of characteristics of employees and jobs, was used to analyze The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) database. The national survey was administered by the National Center for Education Statistics during the 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94 school years. Findings indicate that on average, public school teachers earned between about 25 to 119 percent higher salaries than did private school teachers, depending on the private subsector. Between about 2 and 50 percent of the public-private difference could be accounted for by differences in teacher characteristics, depending on the private subsector. White and Hispanic male public school teachers earned higher salaries than their female counterparts. Hedonic wage theory would predict that teacher salaries would be higher in schools with more challenging, more difficult, and less desirable work environments. Schools with higher levels of student violence, lower levels of administrative support, and large class sizes paid higher salaries to compensate teachers for the additional burdens. However, some of the findings contradict the hypothesis. For example, public school teachers working in schools characterized by fewer family problems, higher levels of teacher influence on policy, and higher job satisfaction also received higher salaries. In conclusion, the results are consistent with the hypothesis that a complex array of factors underlie the processes of teacher supply and demand and hence the determination of salaries. Teachers are not all the same, but are differentiated by their attributes. At the same time, districts and schools are differentiated by virtue of the work environment they offer. Seventeen tables and two figures are included. Appendices contain technical notes, descriptive statistics and parameter estimates for variables, and standard errors for selected tables. (Contains 84 references.) (LMI)


Handbook of Employee Benefits and Administration

Handbook of Employee Benefits and Administration

Author: Christopher G. Reddick

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2008-04-09

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 1420051938

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Fiscal realities and changing social priorities are requiring a dramatic shift in the way that benefits are selected and awarded to employees, especially in the public sector. This means that public administrators and policy researchers must consider new parameters and contingencies, both financial and social, when evaluating choices and making pol