The economy we are facing right now is bad for everyone, including our children. Education will likely face both immediate and delayed cuts in funding. However, it is not the time to panic. Instead we must think clearly, strategically scrutinize the serious problems that face our schools and implement reliable improvement plans.
Basically, the argument comes down to merit pay. By not wasting money on promotions to teachers that are ineffective, school performance will also see significant increases. With less governmental funding available, the completion for this money will rise. Besides the ethical and societal considerations of rewarding the highest performers, merit pay is the answer to improving our public schools and is therefore more then necessary, for our children’s sakes!
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How do you measure a teacher's success? Is it by the hours they spend working outside of school hours? Is it by the test scores of their students? Is it left up to an administrator's fancy?
Which is more important? A teacher that has all students reading on grade level or the teacher that has students reading below grade level that began two years below grade level?
Teachers need to understand how these questions will be answered before they can support this initiative.
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