Topic: Teacher Compensation
Teacher Compensation
SREB publishes data, analyzes policies and tracks state proposals for increases to K-12 teacher salaries. In addition, we work to help states identify innovative compensation and incentive approaches and improve upon other key teacher workforce retention strategies.
How Could States and Districts Improve Teacher Working Conditions?
Examples of Initiatives From Around the South
On average, 8% of teachers leave the profession each year, many citing poor working conditions. State policymakers can improve the environment for educators through early career induction, mentoring, professional learning, school leadership, tiered certification, career lattices and advanced teacher roles. This briefing offers specific examples from SREB states and three steps to consider.
Proposed Teacher Salary Increases, 2020
Teacher salaries remain a key education issue across the country. Legislatures in many SREB states took action in 2019 to increase teacher salaries for the 2019-20 school year.
As of February 24, 2020, governors in seven SREB states have proposed teacher salary increases.
Salary and Retirement Benefits
Teachers and Administrators, SREB States, 2019
| State | Average Starting Teacher Pay | Average Teacher Pay | Average Administrator Pay |
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Teacher Salary Increases, SREB States
2019-20
December 2019
Legislatures in many SREB states took action to increase teacher salaries for the 2019-20 school year. This table summarizes those actions across the region.
State Efforts to Promote Teacher Leadership
In the face of teacher shortages, state leaders have an opportunity to explore ways of remaking the teaching profession from the inside out, rather than relying solely on short-term solutions. One strategy: teacher leadership and mentorship initiatives. This brief highlights how education leaders in six states used three levers ─ certification, pay and recognition ─ to identify and retain teacher leaders.