Why Merit Pay and District-Mandated Instructional Programs Don’t Jive
Posted by Aaron Eyler on February 9, 2010
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Let’s assume, for a second, that performance pay becomes a reality in schools. Teachers are paid based upon some quantitative data that suggests student learning. Whether this is an accurate metric or not is irrelevant for the question I want us to consider. With the institution of a merit/performance pay system, do districts forego the [...]
