Published Articles

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• M. Podgursky (2013). Relative Teacher Compensation in Nevada: 2013. Reno, NV: The Catamount Fund.

• R. Costrell and M. Podgursky (2011) "Fixing Teacher Pensions" Education Next. Vol. 11, No. 4 (Fall), 60-69.

• M. Podgursky and M. Springer. 2011. "Teacher Compensation Systems in the United States K-12 Public School System." National Tax Journal Vol. 64 No. 1, 165-192.

• R.Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2011. "Educator Pension Systems Ripe for Reform," Education Week Commentary, April 20, pages 30-31.

• Amanda Olberg and Michael Podgursky. 2011. Charting a New Course to Retirement: How Charter Schools Handle Teacher Pensions.Washington DC: The Fordham Institute. (June)

• R. Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2011. "Reforming K-12 Educator Pensions: A Labor Market Perspective." Policy Report. New York: TIAA-CREF Institute. (February).

• M. Podgursky 2011 “Teacher Compensation and Collective Bargaining" in E. Hanushek, S. Machin, L. Woessman (eds) Handbook of the Economics of Education.  Volume 3 Amsterdam: North-Holland, pp. 279-313

• R. Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2010 "Introduction to 'Rethinking Teacher Retirement Benefit Systems'" Education Finance and Policy. Vol 5 No. 4 (Fall), 393-401.

• R. Costrell and M. Podgursky 2010 "Distribution of Benefits in Teacher Retirement Systems and Their Implications for Mobility" Education Finance and Policy. Vol. 5 No. 4 (Fall), 519-557.

• Robert M. Costrell, Richard W. Johnson, and Michael J. Podgursky 2010,"Modernizing Teacher Retirement Benefit Systems" Chapter 10 Creating a New Teaching Profession Urban Institute Press

• R. Costrell and M. Podgursky 2010 "Golden Handcuffs" Education Next  10 (1) (Winter), 60-66

• M. Podgursky, 2009 "A Market-Based Perspective on Teacher Compensation Reform" Chapter 4 of Performance Incentives, Brookings Institution Press

• M. Podgursky. 2009. Market-Based Reform of Teacher Compensation. Issue Brief.  Institute for Public School Innovation. University of Texas. (November)

• R. Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2009.   "Peak, Cliffs, and Valleys:   The Peculiar Incentives in Teacher Retirement Systems and Their Consequences for School Staffing."   Education Finance and Policy.   4 (2):  175-211

• R. Costrell and M. Podgursky.  2009.  "Teacher Retirement Benefits"   Education Next. 9 (2):   59-63

• M. Podgursky,  J. Smith, M. Springer.  2008." A New Defendant at the Table:  An Overview of Missouri School Finance and Recent Litigation" Peabody Journal of Education 83(2): 174-107

• M. Podgursky.  2008 “Teams Versus Bureaucracies: Personnel Policy, Wage-Setting, and Teacher Quality in Traditional Public, Charter, and Private Schools”   In Mark Berends, Matthew Springer, and Herbert Walberg (eds)  Charter School Outcomes.   New York:  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates  pp. 61-84

• R. Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2008. “Peaks, Cliffs, and Valleys: The Peculiar Incentives of Teacher Pension Systems.” Education Next Vol. 8, No. 1 (Winter), pp. 22-28

• M. Podgursky and M. Springer. 2008. "Teacher Performance Pay:  A Survey" Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.  Vol. 24 No. 4 (Autumn)   pp. 909-949

• R. Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2007. Golden Peaks and Perilous Cliffs:  Rethinking Ohio’s Teacher Pension System.  Washington DC: Fordham Institute (June)

• M. Podgursky and M. Springer. 2006. "K-12 Public School Finance in Missouri: An Overview"Regional Economic Development. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Vol 2. No. 1., pp. 31-50

• M. Podgursky and R. Tongrut. 2006. “(Mis) Measuring the Relative Pay of Public School Teachers” Education Finance and Policy. 1(4) (Fall), pp. 425-440

• M. Podgursky. "Teacher Licensing in U.S. Public Schools: The Case for Simplicity and Flexibility." Peabody Journal of Education. Vol. 80 No. 3 (2005), pp. 15-43.

• M. Podgursky, R. Monroe, D. Watson. 2004. "Academic Quality of Public School Teachers: An Analysis of Entry and Exit Behavior" Economics of Education Review 23, pp. 507-518

• M. Podgursky, 2004. "Improving Academic Performance in U.S. Public Schools: Why Teacher Licensing is (Almost) Irrelevant" Chapter 10 in A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom? Harvard Education Press

• M. Podgursky, 2004. “Fringe Benefits: The AFT and NEA Teacher Salary Surveys.” Education Next, Vol 3. No. 3 pp. 71-78

• M. Podgursky, 2003. “Personnel Policy in Traditional Public, Private, and Charter Schools” NCSC Review, Vol 1. No. 1 pp. 10-14

• D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. 2002. “Returns to Seniority among Public School Teachers”  Journal of Human Resources.  37 (4)  (Autumn),  pp 892-912

• L. Solmon and M. Podgursky. 2001. "The Pros and Cons of Performance-Based Compensation" Pasadena, CA: Milken Family Foundation

• M. Podgursky and D. Ballou. 2001. "Personnel Policy in Charter Schools" Washington DC: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation

• M. Podgursky. 2001. “Flunking ETS” Education Matters. Vol. 1 No. 2

• M. Podgursky. 2001. “Defrocking the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards” Education Matters. Vol. 1 No. 2

• D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. 2001. “Teacher Compensation: Let the Market Decide. A Symposium” Education Matters Vol. 1 No. 1

• D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. 2000. “Reforming Teacher Preparation and Licensing: What is the Evidence?” Teachers College Record. Vol. 102. No. 1 (February), pp. 5-27

• D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. 2000. “Teacher Unions and Education Reform: Gaining Control of Professional Training and Licensing” in Thomas Loveless (ed.) Conflicting Missions: Teacher Unions and Educational Reform. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Instituion, pp. 69-109

• D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. 1999. “Reforming Teacher Training and Recruitment: A Critical Appraisal of the Recommendations of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future” Government Union Review. Vol. 17. No. 4. pp. 1-53

• D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. 1999. “Teacher Training and Licensure: A Layman’s Guide” in Marci Kanstoroom and Chester E. Finn Jr. (eds). Better Teachers, Better Schools. Washington DC: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, pp. 31-82

• D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. 1998. “Teacher Recruitment and Retention in Public and Private Schools” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 17, No. 3, (June), pp. 393-417.

• D. Ballou and M. Podgursky.  1998.  "The Case Against Teacher Certification"  Public Interest. No. 132, 17-29