L.A. Proposes Linking Teacher Pay to Tests
The Los Angeles school district wants to pay teachers based on how much they improve their students' scores on standardized tests, an idea that has provoked a negative reaction from the teachers' union.
Interim Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines last week formally proposed to the school board a plan that would tie individual teachers' compensation to their students' scores on the Stanford Achievement Test-9th Edition and on Advanced Placement exams.
The board had 30 days to gather public comment on the idea before voting April 11 on whether to make it part of the upcoming contract negotiations with...
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