Would School Choice Change the Teaching Profession?

When parents have some form of school choice, schools should want to hire and keep teachers who help them attract students. Thus, parental freedom to choose schools may affect how schools structure teaching jobs and teachers' pay. This paper investigates whether schools that face choice-based i...

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Published in:The Journal of human resources 2002-10, Vol.37 (4), p.846-891
Main Author: Hoxby, Caroline M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business studies
Charter schools
Education systems
Elementary Secondary Education
Employment Practices
Incentives
Masters degrees
Mathematical models
Mathematics education
Mathematics teachers
Metropolitan areas
Private schools
Public schools
Qualifications
Quality of service
Quality of work
Salary Wage Differentials
School Choice
Schools
Science teachers
Statistical analysis
Studies
Teacher Qualifications
Teacher Recruitment
Teacher Salaries
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching personnel
Wages
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Summary:When parents have some form of school choice, schools should want to hire and keep teachers who help them attract students. Thus, parental freedom to choose schools may affect how schools structure teaching jobs and teachers' pay. This paper investigates whether schools that face choice-based incentives actually do create teaching jobs that are different. Using data on traditional forms of choice (Tiebout choice, choice of private schools) and a new survey of charter school teachers, I find evidence that suggests that choice makes schools place more value on teachers' effort, teachers' independence, the quality of teachers' college education, and teachers' math and science skills.
ISSN:0022-166X
1548-8004
DOI:10.2307/3069619