Other Research Reports

Creating a Successful Performance Compensation System for Educators
This report, by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, is a compilation of key design elements and implementation recommendations to help schools create effective performance pay systems.  Based on years of experience working in schools and districts, the document is geared to educators, administrators, policymakers and other stakeholders interested in developing and implementing comprehensive teacher compensation reforms. 

A Shared Responsibility: Staffing All High-Poverty, Low-Performing Schools with Effective Teachers and Administrators
The Learning First Alliance -- a permanent partnership of 12 national education organizations -- released a report that offers a framework for ensuring the neediest students access to the best teachers and best school leaders. The report lays out a comprehensive set of actions to help the nation's poorest and lowest-performing schools attract and retain the most qualified staff.

The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher, 2004-2005, Transitions and the Role of Supportive Relationships
The MetLife Foundation has surveyed Amerian teachers each year since 1984. The 2004-2005 survey examines the experiences of teachers, principals and secondary school students entering a new school; the degree to which personal connections affect their attitudes toward work and school; and the importance, and challenges of, parent involvment.