Linking Teacher Pay to Student Scores.

LaFee, Scott

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ERIC Number: EJ616277

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Linking Teacher Pay to Student Scores.

LaFee, Scott

School Administrator, v57 n9 p14-20 Oct 2000

A suburban Philadelphia district set aside $100,000 for merit-pay (bonuses) for individuals and groups of teachers. Although teachers are resistant, vowing to give to charity any bonuses linked to test scores, morale and scores have improved. Cincinnati and Castle Rock, Colorado, have workable plans. (MLH)

Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Merit Pay, School Business Relationship, Scores, Standardized Tests, Teacher Morale, Teacher Salaries

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Language: English

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