Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
5-1-2006
Keywords
teacher salary comparison
Series Title
Office for Education Policy
Series Number
Volume 03 Issue 05
Abstract
Over the last twenty years, teacher salaries have become a prominent topic in state and national education policy circles. Many contend that an earnings gap between teachers and other college graduates has become substantial and widened over the last few decades (American Council on Education Division of Government and Public Affairs, 1997; Henke, Chen, & Geis, 2000; Olson, 2000). The debate over whether teacher salaries are adequate is certainly open as more research appears from those arguing to increase salaries and those arguing that education money should be spent elsewhere (for a discussion of the adequacy and equity of teacher salaries, see OEP Policy Brief 3: 2005, The Teacher Salary Debate).
Citation
McKenzie, S. C., & Ritter, G. W. (2006). Salaries for Arkansas Teachers. Policy Briefs. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepbrief/99