A critical take on teacher merit pay

By at 14 May, 2009, 1:45 pm

If you want to keep up with the latest research on performance pay, pro and con, (and in Florida, it will continue to be a hot topic ) check out this skeptical report released today by the Economic Policy Institute . Contrary to assertions often made by supporters, EPI researchers say, merit pay is not widespread in the

private sector, and is concentrated in the financial, insurance and real estate sectors. “Policymakers should probably think twice before they transfer to education the pay system that has helped generate the global financial crisis,” writes EPI economist Joydeep Roy. Ron Matus, state education reporter *

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A critical take on teacher merit pay

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