Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 'Merit pay' for principals -- really, Rahm?

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: 'Merit pay' for principals -- really, Rahm?

'Merit pay' for principals -- really, Rahm?


I imagine J.C. Brizard telling the mayor, "Rahm, there's no research to support 'merit pay' for teachers, principals, students, or anyone else who isn't doing piece work. It's been a failure in New York and everywhere else it's been tried." I see the mayor looking back at Brizard with that inimitable f#@k-you grin and telling his hand-picked CEO, "Great, just do it."

You see, Rahm doesn't give a rat's ass about ed research. He knows that with a mere $5 million in private funds in his pocket (tip money for billionaire pals like Penny Pritzker andBruce Rauner) he can dictate school policy without having to negotiate anything with