This practice results in large in increases in teacher compensation in the years immediately preceding retirement.
As of 2007, Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the nation for teacher compensation.
Most national data sets on teacher compensation derive from occasional surveys.
When adjusted for cost of living Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the nation for teacher compensation.
"We're prepared to break the mold of teacher compensation," she said to some 1,600 teachers and politicians gathered at the union's annual convention in midtown Manhattan.
This was the highest teacher compensation among Washington County school districts.
The contract has become a national model for other jurisdictions, especially because it establishes a system of performance-based teacher compensation.
Ultimately, reform of teacher compensation will be most successful in school systems free of the regulatory burdens imposed by union contracts and the education bureaucracy.
The total annual average teacher compensation of $74,778.33, in NBASD.
Until the public makes a commitment to increasing teacher compensation, our education system will continue to be populated by people with mediocre talents.