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September 18, 2007

Ready Or Not, Merit Pay Skyrockets

Could this spell a loss of power and influence for teachers' unions and the Democratic allies they back? Properly compensated educators won't need to strike, and underperforming instructors can't hide behind tenure, contracts or seniority.

Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, asserts this is the future if education intends to attract talented educators. 22 states have at least one district with performance incentives in place. Check out your state's teacher incentive fund programs.

Already popular and thriving in one district, the Association of Professional Oklahoma Educators can't ignore 2/3rds of their members asking for merit pay.

Posted by Edspresso on September 18, 2007 09:15 AM | Permalink

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