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Teacher Compensation And Student Outcomes: A District Examination In Kentucky, Logan Rupard
Teacher Compensation And Student Outcomes: A District Examination In Kentucky, Logan Rupard
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Teacher effectiveness is an often examined topic in our educational policy arena today, especially when it comes to its effects on student outcomes. Teachers are often considered one of the most important factors in affecting student outcomes. Because the quality of teachers attracted to the teaching profession is presumed to be influenced by their compensation, we are interested in measuring how teacher compensation and student outcomes are related. This study will examine not only current compensation, but include pension compensation as well. By combining both current salaries and pension payments as a unit for total compensation, this paper will examine …
Public School Performance: Examining The Relationship Between Teacher Training Program And School Achievement, Lindsay Griffith
Public School Performance: Examining The Relationship Between Teacher Training Program And School Achievement, Lindsay Griffith
MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects
Few would argue the importance of providing today‟s youth with a solid educational foundation, yet the United States ranks as low as 25th educationally among 34 OECD developed nations1 . Many researchers have studied the various factors affecting student performance in the K-12 educational system, but mixed, ambiguous, or conflicting results have led to a general sense of uncertainty regarding who to hold accountable. The research has tended to focus on teacher effectiveness or school funding. While those are among a wealth of valid inputs to examine, this study attempted to determine the viability of examining the effect of teacher …