Shortchanging Poor Schools: California's Hidden Teacher Spending Gap


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10/6/05: New bill illuminates disparity in teacher salaries -- Voice of San Diego

9/29/05: Law uncloaks school-spending mystery Inspired by Oakland 8th-grader's story, measure compels districts to disclose money for each campus -- Oakland Tribune

9/29/05: School accountability bills signed -- Monterey Herald

9/29/05: Law uncloaks school-spending mystery Inspired by Oakland 8th-grader's story, measure compels districts to disclose money for each campus -- Inside Bay Area

9/28/05: Governor signs bills on school accountability -- Oakland Tribune

9/26/05: Randolph Ward an unsung hero -- Inside Bay Area: Op Ed

9/25/05: Teachers must relinquish control of assignments -- Oakland Tribune

9/23/05: Writer to speak on education gap -- Contra Costa Times

9/21/05: OPINION - Peter Schrag: School 'reform' in state: More nibbling at the edges -- Sacramento Bee

9/21/05: Editorial: Teacher pay gap Guess where those paid least teach? -- Sacramento Bee

9/20/05: Fill the need: Fresno Unified must get its best teachers into the neediest schools -- Fresno Bee

9/20/05: Good teachers for minority students -- Daily Pilot

9/20/05: EDUCATION: Level teaching field in Newport-Mesa district -- Daily Pilot

9/18/05: Salary solutions -- Press-Enterprise

9/16/05: The rich-poor divide in teacher pay - STATE NEEDS INCENTIVES TO GET BETTER TEACHERS IN POORER DISTRICTS -- San Jose Mercury News

9/15/05: Report: Better teachers in high-income districts -- KPIX-TV

9/15/05: Teachers of poor kids earn less -- San Mateo Daily Journal

9/15/05: Minority Pupils Said Shortchanged: Schools with more blacks and Latinos have less-experienced, lower-paid teachers, a group says its study of salaries shows. -- Los Angeles Times

9/15/05: Report: Poor get greenest teachers - Disparity in pay shows imbalance within districts -- San Jose Mercury News

9/15/05: Report explains why teacher pay is unfair - Salaries at needy schools thousands below top campuses -- San Francisco Chronicle

9/15/05: Report Poor and minority teachers earn less than counterparts at more affluent schools -- Fresno Bee

9/15/05: Report Minority Students 'Shortchanged' -- KNTV-TV

9/15/05: Report Poor and minority teachers earn less than counterparts at more affluent schools -- Merced Sun-Star

9/15/05: Study: Pay lower at poorer schools -- The San Francisco Examiner

9/15/05: Disparity found by area in teachers' credentials -- Contra Costa Times

9/15/05: Report: Poor kids get lesser teachers -- Orange County Register

9/15/05: Historia de dos escuelas - Una tiene 99% de alumnos latinos, la otra 70% blancos; y un millón de dólares en diferencia de salarios a sus docentes -- La Opinion

9/15/05: A-list teachers avoid poor kids - Affluent students get best-trained -- Los Angeles Daily News

9/15/05: Data detect teacher-spending gap - Senior teachers gravitate toward affluent schools, report says -- Pasadena Star News

9/15/05: Report bares funding gap at 2 city schools: More for La Jolla than City Heights -- San Diego Union-Tribune

9/15/05: Poor schools get less money for teachers, report says -- Inside Bay Area: The Daily Review

9/15/05: Level teaching field - A new report shows that contrary to the state norm, Newport-Mesa often employs prestigious teachers for neediest students. -- Daily Pilot

9/15/05: Report Teachers in poor schools less-experienced than in affluent schools -- North County Times

9/15/05: Report: Poor schools get less money for teachers - Pattern of inequity between wealthy, white and minority, less-affluent exists across state -- Oakland Tribune

9/15/05: Report: Neediest schools often have lowest-paid teachers. Correlation between teacher quality and student achievement is well-documented over decades of education research -- Daily Breeze

9/15/05: EDITORIALS; Account for school funding -- Los Angeles Times

9/14/05: Report: Teachers of poor and minority earn less than those at affluent schools -- Sacramento Bee

9/14/05: Report: Teachers of poor and minority earn less than those at affluent schools -- KESQ-TV

9/14/05: Report: Teachers of poor and minority earn less than those at affluent schools -- Press-Enterprise

9/14/05: Report: Poor and minority teachers earn less than counterparts at more affluent schools -- Herald Tribune

9/14/05: Listen to the Press Conference announcing reports on California's 12 largest school districts (MP3 File)

9/14/05: ETW Press Release: STUDY OF STATE’S 12 LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHINE SPOTLIGHT ON HIDDEN-TEACHER SPENDING GAP AT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS (pdf)

9/14/05: ETW Comunicación de prensa: ESTUDIO DE LOS 12 DISTRITOS MÁS GRANDES DIRIGE EL PROYECTOR A LA BRECHA OCULTA DE GASTOS EN MAESTROS EN ESCUELAS INDIVIDUALES (pdf)

5/18/05: Rally seeks more for Cabrillo -- Press-Telegram

4/22/05: Law would expose teachers' pay -- San Mateo Daily Journal

4/21/05: State Sen. Joe Simitian says education bill helps parents -- Santa Cruz Sentinel

4/20/05: 'Fog of averages' blurs school funding -- San Jose Mercury News

4/19/05: Transparency -- POLITICAL INSIDER: A Weblog by Sacramento Bee Columnist Daniel Weintraub

4/19/05: Groups Give Support to Campus Spending Bill -- Los Angeles Times

4/19/05: Bill requires data on teachers -- San Jose Mercury News

4/18/05: Bill seeks disclosure on school spending -- Whittier Daily News

4/18/05: Bill would make districts report teacher salaries -- The San Francisco Examiner

4/06/05: Closing the achievement gap -- Los Angeles Beat

4/04/05: High schools 'dropout factories' -- The Monterey County Herald

4/04/05: Public school failures raise questions of political leadership -- San Francisco Chronicle

3/29/05: Base teacher pay on performance -- The Daily Breeze

3/29/05: A Study by the Education Trust-West Reveals Dramatic Spending Gaps in Teacher Salaries within California Public School Districts -- Knoxville News Sentinel

3/28/05: Merit should trump seniority in teacher pay -- San Diego Union-Tribune

3/25/05: Editorial: L.A. Schools' Silent Scandal -- L.A. Times

3/11/05: Press Release - The Education Trust-West's release on CDE's corrected poverty data

3/11/05: California Department of Education Releases Data Corrections

3/8/05: Op-Ed: Let's judge teachers on merit basis -- Los Angeles Daily News

2/24/05: Letter to the Editor: The teacher pay gap -- San Jose Mercury News

2/22/05: Editorial: Get serious about pay -- Sacramento Bee

2/20/05: Study: Teachers at needy schools earn less -- San Diego Union-Tribune

2/19/05: District Discord -- Riverside Press-Enterprise

2/17/05: District must get its experienced teachers into the neediest schools -- Fresno Bee

2/17/05: Editorial: Get Flexible to Attract Veterans to Poor Campuses -- San Jose Mercury News

2/16/05: Ed Trust finds disparities in teacher pay within districts -- Education Daily

2/16/05: The California Report: Teacher Salaries -- NPR

2/16/05: Schools' Great Divide: No incentive for more-experienced teachers to go where they're needed most -- San Francisco Chronicle (front page)

2/16/05: LAUSD pay rates favor needy areas -- Los Angeles Daily News

2/16/05: Less is spent on education of minorities -- Whittier Daily News

2/16/05: Rich, white schools pay teachers more -- Oakland Tribune/Tri-Valley Herald/Argus (front page)

2/16/05: Teachers are paid less in poor areas -- San Jose Mercury News

2/16/05: State's teacher pay gap examined -- Fresno Bee

2/16/05: Less is spent on education of minorities -- Contra Costa Times (front page)

2/16/05: Report: Teacher salary gaps between white, high-minority schools -- Victorville Daily Press

2/16/05: Disparities in teacher salaries -- Riverside Press Enterprise

2/16/05: Teacher pay gap debate fueled -- Sacramento Bee (front page)

2/16/05: Report: Disparity in teacher salaries -- Daily Pilot

2/16/05: Schools 'fair' with funding -- Vacaville Reporter

2/16/05: Salary Totals Found Lower in Poor Schools -- Education Week

2/16/05: Report: State education funds unequally distributed -- KESQ News Channel 3

2/16/05: Report: State education funds unequally distributed -- Associated Press

2/16/05: Peter Schrag: Study could trigger meaningful talk on teacher pay -- Sacramento Bee

2/16/05: Education study points to disparity in quality -- San Francisco Examiner (page 7)

2/16/05: Study finds big gap in teachers' salaries: Higher pay found in whiter, more affluent schools -- San Gabriel Valley Tribune (front page)

2/16/05: Discriminan a maestros y estudiantes -- La Opinion (front page)

2/15/05: California Department of Education News Release: State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Comments on New Study of Teacher Quality by Ed Trust-West

2/15/05: Public Advocates Press Release -- Williams Counsel Responds to ETW Report of Teacher Gap

2/15/05: Listen to Press Conference Announcing Release of ETW Report (MP3 File)

2/15/05: Media Advisory on Release of ETW Report