Mapping Average Teacher Salary Changes in Ohio School Districts: 2005-2010
How much did the average Ohio teacher salary change from 2005 to 2010? Explore an interactive map that visualizes the changes by district.
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September 21, 2011
August 30, 2011
Performance Pay for Teachers Was a Big Deal Twenty Years Ago
Education Week’s interactive timeline digs into the publication’s archives to show the sweep of education policy changes through the years, from the Reagan era on forward. One example, from May 1983: “A dramatic move by President Reagan to “seize the educational initiative” has made teacher pay central in a partisan political debate and has prompted [...]
Performance Pay for Teachers Was a Big Deal Twenty Years Ago
Education Week’s interactive timeline digs into the publication’s archives to show the sweep of education policy changes through the years, from the Reagan era on forward. One example, from May 1983: “A dramatic move by President Reagan to “seize the educational initiative” has made teacher pay central in a partisan political debate and has prompted [...]
August 29, 2011
Britney Spears’ “Plan B” Was Teaching
If she wasn’t an international superstar, Britney Spears would be a teacher, she told British music website Popjustice: But what else would be different about your life, what else would you have done [If you’d never released a second single after "...Baby One More Time"]? It would probably pretty much be the same because I’m [...]
Britney Spears’ “Plan B” Was Teaching
If she wasn’t an international superstar, Britney Spears would be a teacher, she told British music website Popjustice: But what else would be different about your life, what else would you have done [If you’d never released a second single after "...Baby One More Time"]? It would probably pretty much be the same because I’m [...]
August 8, 2011
Let’s Spend a Billion Dollars Per Student!
The Save our Schools rally in Washington, D.C., last month drew thousands of people from across the nation to protest the the increasing use of test-based accountability and call for increased funding for traditional public schools. Even Matt Damon showed up. Reason.tv captured this interview with a woman wearing an Ohio union t-shirt. (H/t to [...]
Let’s Spend a Billion Dollars Per Student!
The Save our Schools rally in Washington, D.C., last month drew thousands of people from across the nation to protest the the increasing use of test-based accountability and call for increased funding for traditional public schools. Even Matt Damon showed up. Reason.tv captured this interview with a woman wearing an Ohio union t-shirt. (H/t to [...]
August 1, 2011
Ohio Average Teacher Salaries Range From $17,000 to Nearly $80,000
In comments Friday to a conference of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called for radical changes to teacher education and recruitment, including paying teachers more. In some cases, much more: We should also be asking how the teaching profession might change if salaries started at $60,000 and [...]
Ohio Average Teacher Salaries Range From $17,000 to Nearly $80,000
In comments Friday to a conference of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called for radical changes to teacher education and recruitment, including paying teachers more. In some cases, much more: We should also be asking how the teaching profession might change if salaries started at $60,000 and [...]
July 19, 2011
Teacher Performance Pay Happens at the College Level Too
With efforts to introduce performance pay for K-12 teachers into Ohio schools, we thought it would be worth taking a look at how another type of teacher–the college professor–is evaluated and paid. Teaching fourth grade math isn’t the same as teaching a freshman English class, much less doing academic research. But this overview of Ohio [...]
Teacher Performance Pay Happens at the College Level Too
With efforts to introduce performance pay for K-12 teachers into Ohio schools, we thought it would be worth taking a look at how another type of teacher–the college professor–is evaluated and paid. Teaching fourth grade math isn’t the same as teaching a freshman English class, much less doing academic research. But this overview of Ohio [...]
New York City Ends Performance Pay Program
As some Ohio schools move towards paying teachers based on their performance in the classroom, one big city district is ending its teacher performance bonus program. The New York City Department of Education will shut down the program that distributed $56 million in performance bonuses to teachers and other school staff members over the last [...]
July 18, 2011
How Overall Bans, Levy Support and Car Theft Sentences Get Embedded in Ohio Teachers’ Contracts
No one in the Olentangy school district seems to know quite how the Olentangy teachers’ contract came to ban the wearing of overalls in the classroom. But in the midst of a 75-page contract, there the requirement sits in black and white amid the legalese laying out teacher salaries and benefits, grievance procedures and layoff [...]
How Overall Bans, Levy Support and Car Theft Sentences Get Embedded in Ohio Teachers’ Contracts
No one in the Olentangy school district seems to know quite how the Olentangy teachers’ contract came to ban the wearing of overalls in the classroom. But in the midst of a 75-page contract, there the requirement sits in black and white amid the legalese laying out teacher salaries and benefits, grievance procedures and layoff [...]
July 13, 2011
Six Lessons on Performance Pay from the Private Sector
Earlier this week, we posted a longer story about how the private sector does performance pay — and what lessons that holds for Ohio’s schools. Today, we’ve got six key takeaways.
Six Lessons on Performance Pay from the Private Sector
Earlier this week, we posted a longer story about how the private sector does performance pay — and what lessons that holds for Ohio’s schools. Today, we’ve got six key takeaways.
July 11, 2011
Lessons on Performance Pay from the Private Sector
Performance pay may be a new concept for Ohio teachers, but not for many of the state’s private-sector workers. Those who have lived with merit pay for years says the keys to making it work include picking the right performance measures, ensuring employees trust the system and preparing managers to spend quality time doing evaluations. [...]
Lessons on Performance Pay from the Private Sector
Performance pay may be a new concept for Ohio teachers, but not for many of the state’s private-sector workers. Those who have lived with merit pay for years says the keys to making it work include picking the right performance measures, ensuring employees trust the system and preparing managers to spend quality time doing evaluations. [...]