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Eric Hartley:In schools, 'merit pay' a tricky ideaPublished 07/08/07
Do better work, get paid more.
It sounds like the most logical thing in the world. Only in government, you might think, could such a concept be controversial.
And if county school officials get their way, it's an idea that could be coming to a classroom near you. In the wake of a "pay for performance" plan introduced recently for about 50 senior staffers, the administration wants a similar system for more than 5,000 teachers. Instead of being based on longevity, their raises would be - at least in part - based on how well they teach. "In the business world, I think, it's very typical," Superintendent Kevin M....
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