Merit pay for teachers is only fair
Business has long been accustomed to rewarding good performance with salary increases, but the birth of merit pay for teachers ... Read more
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Merit pay and ‘loss aversion’
Uh oh, educators, hold onto your hats! It appears that a new catchphrase is coming to school reform, and it's called "loss aversion," explains Larry Ferlazzo, a high-school…
Testing experts play critical role in students’, teachers’ futures
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Why teacher merit pay can’t work today–and what can be done about this
When asked why it’s so hard to pay public employees based on their merit, you often hear a number of answers. Some point to union resistance, while others…
Merit pay in the spotlight at Miami-Dade schools
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After endorsing Obama, teachers union says yes to test-based evaluations
The nation's largest teachers union may soon endorse a policy statement encouraging the use of standardized test scores in evaluating teacher performance in the classroom, reports Yahoo! News.
Study: Teacher bonuses failed to boost test scores
Offering big bonuses to teachers failed to raise students' test scores in a three-year study released Sept. 21 that calls into question the Obama administration's push for merit…