Pay for Performance

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Contract Yields New Teacher-Evaluation System

At the core of the partnership between the district and teachers in New Haven, Conn., are strategies to support teachers and their advancement. (November 15, 2011)

Spotlight on Pay for Performance

Some reformers say teachers' pay should be based on their students' academic performance, but others question the effectiveness of performance–or merit–pay.

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07/31 05:05 pm | Walton Expands TFA Grants With $20M More | The Walton Foundation re-ups its support for Teach For America.

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Five philanthropists have already committed $5 million to Chicago's plan, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he plans to raise an additional $5 million.
August 16, 2011 - Education Week
From an ambitious new voucher program to curbs on teacher pay and bargaining rights, Gov. Mitch Daniels and fellow Republicans notch big victories.
May 12, 2011 - Education Week
As the Race to the Top deadline looms, unlikely players are taking the lead in designing the new evaluation systems.
April 26, 2011 - Education Week
Veteran teacher Virginia E. Harper writes that legislation in her state, Florida, makes her feel that lawmakers don't value the doctorate she worked hard to earn.
March 29, 2011 - Education Week
As Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's controversial proposal to require teachers to pay more for benefits and curb their collective bargaining rights remained mired in a political deadlock last week, an Ohio plan with some of the same goals was rolling forward, despite objections from educators.
March 8, 2011 - Education Week
March 7, 2011 - Education Week
Nationwide, most teach subjects or in grades in which value-added data are unavailable.
January 31, 2011 - Education Week
Karen Hawley Miles and Karen Baroody believe that redesigning teacher-evaluation systems has the potential to transform the profession.
January 18, 2011 - Education Week
How do you convince kids that standardized tests matter when, in districts with merit pay, they often only matter to the teacher?
January 10, 2011 - Teacher
Unlike other efforts in which teachers can earn bonuses, these experiments tie base-pay raises more closely to classroom evaluations.
November 9, 2010 - Education Week

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