WEAC: The Problem with Merit Pay

From the email box: The Problem with Merit Pay In the brave new world of Act 10, many school districts are contemplating “merit pay” or “pay for performance” systems. The following is a WEAC Research Brief summarizing the evidence on merit pay programs for educators. The actual evidence shows: Merit…

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Teacher Pay

I have written before about the need to INCREASE teacher pay, not cut it. This weekend’s NY Times published an op-ed saying the same thing. We have a rare chance now, with many teachers near retirement, to prove we’re serious about education. The first step is to make the teaching…

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