Statute and implementation: How phantom policies affect tenure value and support

Authors

• Dayna Defeo
• Diane Hirshberg
• Matthew Berman

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Description

Using survey responses from public school teachers and principals in Alaska, this article describes their understanding of tenure statute, and how that understanding affected support, perceived effectiveness, and valuation of tenure. Teachers and principals who inflated tenure protections were more likely to support it; the more teachers inflated tenure protections, the higher dollar value they placed on it. The article discusses the fiscal and policy implications of tenure inflation, noting that this garners the most criticism from education reformers, but concomitantly constitutes cost savings for taxpayers.

Publication Date

5-10-2018

Keywords

education, economy, fiscal policy

Recommended Citation

Defeo, Dayna; Hirshberg, Diane; and Berman, Matthew, "Statute and implementation: How phantom policies affect tenure value and support" (2018). Reports. 6.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_cbhrs_reports/6

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11118