Performance Incentives: Their Growing Impact on American K-12 Education

Table of Contents......Page 6
Rethinking Teacher Compensation Policies: Why Now, Why Again?......Page 10
Perspectives on Teacher Compensation Reform......Page 32
A Legal Perspective on Teacher Compensation Reform......Page 52
A Market-Based Perspective on Teacher Compensation Reform......Page 76
The Influence of Scholarship and Experience in Other Fields on Teacher Compensation Reform......Page 96
Incentive System Design and Measurement......Page 120
Designing Incentive Systems for Schools......Page 158
The Performance of Highly Effective Teachers in Different School Environments......Page 180
Teacher-Designed Performance-Pay Plans in Texas......Page 200
Informing Teacher Incentive Policies......Page 234
Teacher Effectiveness, Mobility, and Attrition in Florida......Page 260
Student Outcomes and Teacher Productivity ann Perceptions in Arkansas......Page 282
Teacher Incentives in the Developing World......Page 304
Contributors......Page 336
Index......Page 338