An increasing number of states are requiring teacher performance, as measured by evaluations, be considered when districts are conducting layoffs or reductions in force, according to a 50-state policy review by the Education Commission of the States (ECS). ECS reviewed reduction-in-force policies in 2012 and recently created an online database,…

This publication provides statistical information relating to the salaries, tenure and fringe benefits for full-time instructional faculty, as well as other employees at Pennsylvania colleges and universities. The primary sources of data were the annual surveys of instructional faculty and staff at Pennsylvania institutions of higher education…

This report provides statistical information relating to the salaries, tenure, and fringe benefits for full-time (FT) instructional faculty and other personnel at Pennsylvania colleges and Universities. Tables and figures present the following data: (1) index of average salaries of FT instructional faculty employed on 9-month contracts for…

Since 1958 the American Council on Education has condensed data related to higher education into useful figures and tables that emphasize trends and relationships. This issue includes data on higher education institutions by such variables as control, level of offering, size of enrollment, and type of calendar and region; faculty and staff…

A methodological approach to tenure planning is illustrated in this study that examines the tenure characteristics of a research-oriented institution vis-a-vis other research universities and its own intramural schools and departments. Cross-sectional comparisons and time series projections are made to indicate the relative tenure position of an…