Published Articles
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M. Podgursky (2013). Relative Teacher Compensation in Nevada: 2013. Reno, NV: The Catamount Fund.
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R. Costrell and M. Podgursky (2011) "Fixing Teacher Pensions" Education Next. Vol. 11, No. 4 (Fall), 60-69.
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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.
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R.Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2011. "Educator Pension Systems Ripe for Reform," Education Week Commentary, April 20, pages 30-31.
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Amanda Olberg and Michael Podgursky. 2011. Charting a New Course to Retirement: How Charter Schools Handle Teacher Pensions.Washington DC: The Fordham Institute. (June)
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R. Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2011. "Reforming K-12 Educator Pensions: A Labor Market Perspective." Policy Report. New York: TIAA-CREF Institute. (February).
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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
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R. Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2010 "Introduction to 'Rethinking Teacher Retirement Benefit Systems'" Education Finance and Policy. Vol 5 No. 4 (Fall), 393-401.
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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.
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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
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R. Costrell and M. Podgursky 2010 "Golden Handcuffs" Education Next 10 (1) (Winter), 60-66
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M. Podgursky, 2009 "A Market-Based Perspective on Teacher Compensation Reform" Chapter 4 of Performance Incentives, Brookings Institution Press
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M. Podgursky. 2009. Market-Based Reform of Teacher Compensation. Issue Brief. Institute for Public School Innovation. University of Texas. (November)
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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
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R. Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2009. "Teacher Retirement Benefits" Education Next. 9 (2): 59-63
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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
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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
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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
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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
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R. Costrell and M. Podgursky. 2007. Golden Peaks and Perilous Cliffs: Rethinking Ohio’s Teacher Pension System. Washington DC: Fordham Institute (June)
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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M. Podgursky, 2004. “Fringe Benefits: The AFT and NEA Teacher Salary Surveys.” Education Next, Vol 3. No. 3 pp. 71-78
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M. Podgursky, 2003. “Personnel Policy in Traditional Public, Private, and Charter Schools” NCSC Review, Vol 1. No. 1 pp. 10-14
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D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. 2002. “Returns to Seniority among Public School Teachers” Journal of Human Resources. 37 (4) (Autumn), pp 892-912
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L. Solmon and M. Podgursky. 2001. "The Pros and Cons of Performance-Based Compensation" Pasadena, CA: Milken Family Foundation
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M. Podgursky and D. Ballou. 2001. "Personnel Policy in Charter Schools" Washington DC: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
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M. Podgursky. 2001. “Flunking ETS” Education Matters. Vol. 1 No. 2
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M. Podgursky. 2001. “Defrocking the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards” Education Matters. Vol. 1 No. 2
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D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. 2001. “Teacher Compensation: Let the Market Decide. A Symposium” Education Matters Vol. 1 No. 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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D. Ballou and M. Podgursky. 1998. "The Case Against Teacher Certification" Public Interest. No. 132, 17-29