Teachers Compensated for Students’ Test Scores
Posted on October 24th, 2008 by jkelly
USA Today reports that in eight states, some school districts are adopting experimental teacher-pay packages. Under the new pay packages, teacher compensation is determined by student performance; teachers are offered front-loaded higher salaries and bonuses if student tests scores improve or if teachers work in hard-to-staff schools. A research center launched at Vanderbilt University has found mostly promising, though limited, results to support this controversial model.
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