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Subject: Re: M.A. vs. Ph.D.
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Dear Prof. Butrica:

I presume that by "the academic world" you mean the tertiary or 
collegiate/university level of teaching.  Though it may not be the 
information you seek, I can tell you that, at the secondary level in most 
public school districts in the US, there is a pay differential for a 
doctorate.  In Boston, where I work, it is not very much, but a distinction 
is made nonetheless.  There are also pay grades based on number of 
course/credit hours beyond the BA or the MA, up to the doctorate as the 
maximum.  I would imagine, though I cannot say with any certainty, that 
private schools negotiate individual contracts along similar lines.  

Such pay structures have increased the appetite among public school 
teachers--and especially educrats (or those with educratic ambitions)--for a 
degree known as the EdD, Doctor of Education, no reputable honorific.  Still, 
it fetches the extra bucks.

Yours,
Peter Cohee
Dept. of Classics
Boston Latin School  
.