The Promise and Potential Pitfalls of Value-Added Assessment

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What Would It Cost To Raise TeacherSalaries To That Of Other Professionals?1999AverageAnnualSalary% Increase InTeacherSalaryTotal NecessarySpending OnEducationNeededSpending PerPupilTeacher$48,689--$355 billion$6,508FamilyPhysician$133,900175%$597 billion$12,734Full Professor$78,83062%$441 billion$9,412Attorney$69,10442%$413 billion$8,826Engineer$68,29440%$411 billion$8,777Source: AFT Salary Survey 200026
Pay Structure Outside Education• Labor market differentially rewards skills andproductivity• Important “recent” changes under the surface– Many occupations once closed off to women andminorities no longer are– Returns to college quality and technical college skills(degree major) have increased• There is an increasing return to graduating from a top collegeor university (Brewer et al., 1999)• There is an increase in the gap (in entry-level salaries)between education and technical majors (Grogger & Eide,1995)27
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Page 3 and 4: A Simple Observation• Opposition
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