Fact: Some Newark Merit Pay Will Go To the Wrong Teachers
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| but only if they adhere to a merit pay program. |
The teachers of Newark have a decision to make: they can accept a large sum of private money and settle their contract... but only if they adhere to a merit pay program.
I am not about to tell anyone what to do, but I do feel compelled to lay out the facts. And one fact is for certain:
If the merit pay bonuses are based on the state-mandated four-tier evaluation system, at least some of the merit pay will go to the wrong teachers.
How can I be so sure of this? Because the state law requires "student achievement" - in other words,
I am not about to tell anyone what to do, but I do feel compelled to lay out the facts. And one fact is for certain:
If the merit pay bonuses are based on the state-mandated four-tier evaluation system, at least some of the merit pay will go to the wrong teachers.
How can I be so sure of this? Because the state law requires "student achievement" - in other words,