Teacher Pay Reforms


 

Publication Date: December 2006

Publisher: Center for American Progress

Author(s): Dan Goldhaber

Research Area: Education

Keywords: teacher pay; education; pay systems

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The Center for American Progress has released three reports on teacher compensation as a potential solution to improving teacher quality.

Teacher Pay Reforms is the second of three reports on teacher compensation as a potential solution to improving teacher quality released by the Joyce funded organization. The report outlines obstacles to implementing compensation reforms as a tool for influencing the quality of the teaching workforce and makes recommendations for ways to design pay systems.