Performance Pay

Understand more about basing salary bonuses or raises on performance rather than solely on tenure
Curriculum Ed. Scholars: Common Core Presents Crucial Moment for Teacher Collaboration
On the Atlantic's National blog, University of Michigan education professors Jeffrey Mirel and Simona Goldin express optimism that the current movement towards a common curriculum could boost what they consider woeful levels of teacher collaboration in U.S. schools:
Anthony Rebora, April 18, 2012
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Teaching Profession Opinion The Trouble With Pay for Performance
Teacher pay should reflect a multidimensional evaluation system, write Gerald Tirozzi, Marian Hermie, and Wayne Schmidt.
Gerald N. Tirozzi, Marian Hermie & Wayne Schmidt, April 12, 2012
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Teaching Profession Opinion What Do Teachers Want?
The Scholastic-Gates Survey says in its conclusion that "On average, teachers work about 11 hours and 25 minutes a day."
Diane Ravitch, April 10, 2012
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Recruitment & Retention Opinion Monetary Vs. Non-monetary Rewards: Which Are More Attractive?
More and more districts are asking me about non-monetary awards. Why? There's a growing belief that not only would many educators prefer rewards other than cash, but that non-monetary awards are actually "free" or "cheaper" in comparison to bonuses.
Emily Douglas-McNab, March 28, 2012
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Teaching Profession Opinion How to Demoralize Teachers
The principal of an outstanding elementary school in Brooklyn wrote me to say that the release of the ratings made her "absolutely sick." One of her teachers was rated for a year when she was away on child-care leave.
Diane Ravitch, February 28, 2012
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Teaching Profession Shades of (Daniel) Pink: The Merit Pay Debate
In case you missed it, last week's Washington Post article on merit pay does a nice job of summing up the major rift between proponents and skeptics of a school reform effort that, according to the Post reporter, is "suddenly gaining traction."
Liana Loewus, February 23, 2012
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Assessment Opinion A Dark Day for New York
Does anyone seriously believe that teachers in New York state will dare to stop teaching to the test? How many will be fired if they take that risk?
Diane Ravitch, February 21, 2012
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Teaching Profession Opinion Does President Obama Know What Race to the Top Is?
Do you think that President Obama just doesn't understand that Race to the Top has encouraged states to double down on high-stakes testing? Maybe he doesn't realize that the strategies of his administration rely totally on test scores.
Diane Ravitch, January 31, 2012
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Teaching Profession Opinion What is TIF & Why Should Your District Care?
Over the past three years, I've had the pleasure of working, in one way or another, with more than 42 school districts that have received a federal Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grant. TIF grants are designed to support state level departments of education, districts, charter schools, or non-profit organizations (in partnership with a state, district, or charter) with the design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of evaluation and strategic compensation systems that identify and reward teachers or principals for developing specific skills, knowledge or abilities; holding leadership roles; exceptional performance; or for working in hard-to-staff subjects or in high-need schools.
Emily Douglas-McNab, January 22, 2012
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Teaching Profession Opinion What Value Did the Chetty Study Add?
We might or might not have higher test scores, but at what cost? Under these circumstances, who will want to teach?
Diane Ravitch, January 17, 2012
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Teaching Profession How Much Should Teachers Make?
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof points to a new Harvard study finding that good teachers—as defined by value-added test score analysis—have a profound long-term effect on students. According to the study, he notes, an average-size 4th grade class with a strong teacher will go on to earn $700,000 more in their life times (in total) than a class with a poor teacher. Gleaning the potential policy implications, Kristof says the study demonstrates 1) that we need to provide higher pay to good teachers and 2) that value-added ratings do in fact "reveal a great deal about whether a teacher is working out."
Anthony Rebora, January 12, 2012
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Education Funding Opinion Understanding Educator Compensation Systems
One area of talent management that piques my interest (and an issue that I spend a great amount of time working on with districts across the country) is compensation. On December 31, 2011, the New York Times published an article, "In Washington, Large Rewards in Teacher Pay." It highlights the work of one of Washington, D.C.'s finest educators, Tiffany Johnson, but also compares "merit pay systems" in four districts across the country: District of Columbia Public Schools, Denver Public Schools, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the Houston Independent School District.
Emily Douglas-McNab, January 5, 2012
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Teaching Profession Opinion Chicago Reformation: Q&A with CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard (Part 2)
Teachers Unions: Friend or Foe?
Marilyn Rhames, November 16, 2011
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Teaching Profession 'Value-Added' Formulas Strain Collaboration
The growing practice of incorporating student test scores into teacher evaluations can make or break budding union-district partnerships.
Sarah D. Sparks, November 15, 2011
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