The teaching penalty

According to a new book by the Economic Policy Institute Pay for the nation's teachers is considerably lower than for other workers with similar education and skills, and that wage gap grew larger over the last decade. Evidence of the wage gap comes at a time when the No Child Left Behind act i...

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Published inDollars & Sense no. 255; p. 5
Main Author Schare, Adria
Format Newsletter Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Somerville Economic Affairs Bureau 01.09.2004
Subjects
Company financing
Employment
Finance
Teachers
Teaching
Wages & salaries
United States
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Summary:According to a new book by the Economic Policy Institute Pay for the nation's teachers is considerably lower than for other workers with similar education and skills, and that wage gap grew larger over the last decade. Evidence of the wage gap comes at a time when the No Child Left Behind act is mandating school systems to have more highly qualified teachers.
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ISSN:0012-5245