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Direct linkYuan, Kun; Le, Vi-Nhuan; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Marsh, Julie A.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Stecher, Brian M.; Springer, Matthew G. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013
This study drew on teacher survey responses from randomized experiments exploring three different pay-for-performance programs to examine the extent to which these programs motivated teachers to improve student achievement and the impact of such programs on teachers' instruction, number of hours worked, job stress, and collegiality. Results showed…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Merit Pay, Teacher Motivation, Academic Achievement
Team Pay for Performance: Experimental Evidence from the Round Rock Pilot Project on Team Incentives
Springer, Matthew G.; Pane, John F.; Le, Vi-Nhuan; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Burns, Susan Freeman; Hamilton, Laura S.; Stecher, Brian – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2012
Education policymakers have shown increased interest in incentive programs for teachers based on the outcomes of their students. This article examines a program in which bonuses were awarded to teams of middle school teachers based on their collective contribution to student test score gains. The study employs a randomized controlled trial to…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Educational Experiments, Merit Pay, Rewards
Download full textSpringer, Matthew G.; Ballou, Dale; Hamilton, Laura; Le, Vi-Nhuan; Lockwood, J. R.; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Pepper, Matthew; Stecher, Brian M. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
This paper presents the results of a rigorous experiment examining the impact of pay for performance on student achievement and instructional practice. This study, conducted by the National Center on Performance Incentives in partnership with the RAND Corporation examines an experimental pay for performance program administered via a randomized…
Descriptors: Evidence, Control Groups, Middle Schools, Academic Achievement
Springer, Matthew G.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Taylor, Lori L.; Lopez, Omar S.; Ghoshdastidar, Bonnie; Peng, Art – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2010
The District Awards for Teacher Excellence's (D.A.T.E.'s) first year of implementation in 2008-09 occurred at a time when Texas was operating several state-funded performance pay programs. The three-year Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (G.E.E.G.) program was coming to its expected completion, while the Texas Educator Excellence Grant…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Awards, Program Design, Teacher Salaries
Taylor, Lori L.; Springer, Matthew G.; Ehlert, Mark – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
This study describes the teacher pay for performance plans designed and implemented by the public schools participating in the Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program in Texas. GEEG is a federally funded, incentive pay program that awarded non-competitive grants, ranging from $60,000 to $220,000 each year for three years, to 99 Texas…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Public Schools, Teacher Characteristics, Awards
Springer, Matthew G.; Winters, Marcus A. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2009
In this paper, we examine the impact of New York City's School-Wide Performance Bonus Program (SPBP) on student outcomes and the school learning environment. The SPBP is a pay-for-performance program that was implemented in approximately 200 K-12 public schools midway into the 2007-08 school year. Participating schools can earn bonus awards of up…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Teachers, Urban Schools, Public Schools
Springer, Matthew G.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Gronberg, Timothy J.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Jansen, Dennis W.; Stecher, Brian M.; Taylor, Lori L.; Lopez, Omar S.; Peng, Art – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2009
The Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) program was state-funded and provided annual grants to schools to design and implement performance pay plans during the 2006-07 to 2009-10 school year. TEEG was implemented each year (i.e., Cycle) in approximately 1,000 high poverty, high performing Texas public schools. Performance pay for teachers…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Design, Teacher Salaries, Achievement Gains
Springer, Matthew G.; Gardner, Catherine D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2010
After earlier plans fell out of favor, pay for performance plans are becoming more popular. Factors that make those plans more viable include new data systems and ways to measure performance, increased attention on the importance of effective teaching, the need for efficiencies in salary schedules during tough economic conditions, and a change in…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Salaries, Information Systems
Springer, Matthew G.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Taylor, Lori L.; Lopez, Omar S.; Ghosh-Dastidar, Bonnie; Peng, Art – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2010
District Awards for Teacher Excellence (D.A.T.E.) is a state-funded program in Texas that provides grants to districts for the implementation of locally-designed performance pay plans. All districts in the state are eligible to receive grants, but participation is voluntary. As D.A.T.E. continues in its second year of operation with approximately…
Descriptors: Awards, Program Effectiveness, Grants, School Districts
Springer, Matthew G.; Winters, Marcus A. – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2009
Paying teachers varying amounts on the basis of how well their students perform is an idea that has been winning increasing support, both in the United States and abroad, and many school systems have adopted some version of it. Proponents claim that linking teacher pay to student performance is a powerful way to encourage talented and highly…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Springer, Matthew G.; Hamilton, Laura; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Ballou, Dale; Le, Vi-Nhuan; Pepper, Matthew; Lockwood, J. R.; Stecher, Brian M. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2010
In an effort to explore the impact of performance incentives in education, the National Center on Performance Incentives (NCPI) partnered with the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) to conduct the Project on Incentives in Teaching, or POINT. The study examines the effects on student outcomes of paying eligible teachers bonuses of up to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Teacher Behavior, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Springer, Matthew G.; Winters, Marcus A. – Center for Civic Innovation, 2009
Paying teachers varying amounts on the basis of how well their students perform is an idea that has been winning increasing support, both in the United States and abroad, and many school systems have adopted some version of it. Proponents claim that linking teacher pay to student performance is a powerful way to encourage talented and highly…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Springer, Matthew G.; Ballou, Dale; Peng, Art – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
This article presents findings from the first independent, third-party appraisal on the impact of the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) on student test score gains in mathematics. TAP is a comprehensive school reform model designed to attract highly-effective teachers, improve instructional effectiveness, and elevate student achievement. We use a…
Descriptors: Teacher Promotion, Teacher Effectiveness, Policy Analysis, Program Effectiveness
Taylor, Lori L.; Springer, Matthew G. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2009
Pay for performance is a popular public education reform, and millions of dollars are currently being targeted for pay for performance programs. These reforms are popular because economic and management theories suggest that well-designed incentive pay programs could improve teacher effectiveness. There is little evidence about the characteristics…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Motivation, Program Effectiveness
Springer, Matthew G.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Taylor, Lori L.; Lopez, Omar S.; Peng, Art – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2009
The Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program was federally- and state-funded and provided three-year grants to schools to design and implement performance pay plans from the 2005-06 to 2007-08 school years. GEEG was implemented in 99 high poverty, high performing Texas public schools. This report builds on the previous GEEG evaluation…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, State Aid, Poverty, Teacher Characteristics
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