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Submitted by steve, Apr 25, 2007 10:12

Since there is no way to measure teacher effectiveness based on student performance, how do you intend to award merit pay?

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I'm all for merit pay, as long as you can fire the bad apples! And let's abolish tenure while we're... [MORE]	Scott	Apr 25, 2007 15:45
Since there is no way to measure teacher effectiveness based on student performance, how do you intend to award merit...	steve	Apr 25, 2007 10:12
As a successful teacher for more than 30 years, it has been my experience that few administators are capable of... [MORE]	Herschel	Apr 25, 2007 08:58
It is sad to watch national, state and local funds continuing to pour into a failed education system, and... [MORE]	Gordon Crump	Apr 25, 2007 06:49