Performance-Pay Editorials
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Teacher pay program provides results
Buzz Thomas
Knoxville News Sentinel
February 26, 2011
Editorial: Reward effective teachers
Post and Courier
(Charleston, SC)
February 09, 2011
The Truth About Performance Pay for Teachers
Robin Chait and Ulrich Boser
AOL News
October 05, 2010
Reward teachers for performance
News-Journal
(Daytona Beach, FL)
July 28, 2010
Don't weaken education reform
Express-News
(San Antonio, TX)
July 20, 2010
Obama's School Reforms Are a Priority
By New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein, Michael Lomax and Janet Murguía
Wall Street Journal
July 15, 2010
A Welcome Veto Threat
Wall Street Journal
July 14, 2010
No tripping
Chicago Tribune
July 09, 2010
Don't gut education reform
State Senator Michael Johnston and Congressman Jared Polis
Denver Post
July 08, 2010
How Congress Keeps Screwing Up Education
By Jonathan Alter, Newsweek
Newsweek
July 02, 2010
Bill to save teachers' jobs would slash reform programs
Washington Post
July 01, 2010
How performance pay works in the Prince George's Schools
By William R. Hite Jr. and Donald J. Briscoe
Washington Post
November 01, 2009
Obama's Quiet Success on Schools
By Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
Washington Post
September 23, 2009
Best in Class; The Obama administration, the unions and rewarding teachers who teach
Washington Post
July 01, 2009
A new deal for schools
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 25, 2009
Paying for bad teachers
Los Angeles Times
June 15, 2009
All children deserve only the best teachers
By Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, School District of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 14, 2009
What I Want When I Teach; A New Era of Responsibility for Teachers
By Alex Klein, Duke University junior
Education Week
June 11, 2009
Better teachers, better pay
By Andrea Neal, former editorial page editor and current teacher
Indianapolis Star
May 27, 2009
New formulas needed for teacher pay
By Dominic J. Brewer and Julia E. Koppich
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
May 23, 2009
Fifty years later, the time for merit pay has arrived
Concord Monitor
(Concord, NH)
May 17, 2009
We must reform education by rewarding teaching
By John F. Munger and Lisa Graham Keegan
Arizona Daily Star
May 10, 2009
Straight A’s for performance pay
By Marcus A. Winters, senior fellow of the Manhattan Institute
Washington Times
April 24, 2009
What Matters Most: A Few Facts About Teachers’ Unions
By Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers
New York Times
April 01, 2009
Who wins with Q Comp? Students
By Alice Seagren, Minnesota Commissioner of Education
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
February 06, 2009
Editorial: Evidence in favor of reform
Times-Picayune
(New Orleans, LA)
February 03, 2009
CPS bonus payoff: better-educated kids
Chicago Sun-Times
December 26, 2008
Global knowledge is power
By Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida
Washington Times
October 22, 2008
Students benefit from teacher incentive pay
By Brooke Dollens Terry, education policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation
Jacksonboro Gazette-News
October 16, 2008
Private merit pay experiments could improve public schools
By Tom Watkins and Patrick J. Wright
Detroit News
October 03, 2008
Differential teacher pay is not a bad idea
The Arizona Republic
August 05, 2008
State must do more to lure, keep top teachers
By Glenn Hamer, president and CEO, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
East Valley Tribune
(Mesa, AZ)
August 02, 2008
When excellence pays off for Austin teachers; Bonuses reward teachers whose students make academic strides
Austin American-Statesman
July 31, 2008
Education needs more than just quick fix
By John Florez, former deputy assistant labor secretary and member, commission on Hispanic education
Deseret News
(Salt Lake City, UT)
July 28, 2008
Editorial: Richardson shows diverse districts can succeed
Dallas Morning News
July 27, 2008
A Lesson from D.C. Schools
By Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (I-CT)
Washington Post
July 21, 2008
Merit-based pay a much-needed educational initiative
Greenville News
April 15, 2008
Eli Broad, Founder, The Broad Foundation
"TAP complements our own mission to dramatically improve K-12 urban education . . ."