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An Analysis Of Salary Schedules In The Public Schools Of New Mexico 1953-54, Jack Andrew Echols May 1953

An Analysis Of Salary Schedules In The Public Schools Of New Mexico 1953-54, Jack Andrew Echols

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The question of salary schedules, however, is not answered with the determination of salaries to be paid to members of the school staff. The factors of its effect on morale and the encouragement of professional growth must be considered. The ability of the state and the school district to finance such a schedule must be determinants. The welfare of the school, the community, and the teacher may be greatly affected by the salary polices of the board of education.

It is the purpose of this study (1) to present the philosophy and principles underlying the development of salary schedules, (2) …


A Study Of The Enforcement Of Attendance In The Municipal Schools Of New Mexico, Elbert E. Earnest May 1950

A Study Of The Enforcement Of Attendance In The Municipal Schools Of New Mexico, Elbert E. Earnest

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The success of a democracy is conditioned by, if not, dependent upon, the success of education in that democracy. If a democracy is to be successful its members must be qualified by education to assume intelligently their duties and right in a democratic society. Because of this qualification every member of that society must be provided the opportunity for an education which will fit him for membership in a democracy. Unfortunately, merely providing the opportunity for education does not assure that all will take advantage of such opportunity.

Society has assumed a direct, positive relationship between school attendance and the …


The Development Of The Public Schools In New Mexico Between 1848 And 1900, Thomas J. Mayfield Jr. Jan 1938

The Development Of The Public Schools In New Mexico Between 1848 And 1900, Thomas J. Mayfield Jr.

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The conditions of New Mexico and its time of annexation to the United States were different from most other territories that had been added. The population was composed almost entirely of Spanish descent and Indians. Their customs and ideas of church and state differed completely from those of the American subjects. The climatic and geographic conditions of the territory caused the living conditions to be entirely different. The problem in this study is to show how these conditions affected the educational development and how many obstacles were overcome in establishing a system of public schools. The legal status of the …