Teacher salaries and student achievement: the case of Pennsylvania

Tin-Chun Lin

Applied Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 17, issue 6, 547-550

Abstract: In this article, we developed an empirical model and tested the hypothesis that teacher salaries and student achievement are positively and significantly related. A total of 500 school districts in the state of Pennsylvania for 3 school years (1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002) were selected for a case study. Consequently, the empirical evidence revealed that the hypothesis was accepted, implying that higher teacher salaries attract better qualified teachers and thus benefits student learning and improves student achievement.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1080/13504850802167223

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