Bured in yesterday’s Ed Week write-up ($) of McCain’s speech was a quote that nicely sums up the common concerns over merit pay:
Bettye Oldham, a retired teacher from Cincinnati, said she had mixed feelings about the merit-pay proposal.
“I think it’s a good idea if it’s run correctly,” she said. “But you can’t judge teachers the [...]
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The Math of Merit Pay
More Good Education Labor News from NYC
It’s been a good month for education labor in New York City.
First there was the announcement of an important new merit pay plan supported by both the district administration and the United Federation of Teachers. Now, as reported in the New York Times, “In the largest successful organizing drive in New York City in half [...]
Merit Pay Mania
I’m a day late to the merit pay roundabout between the American Prospect’s Ezra Klein, the Atlantic’s Matt Yglesias, and the New Republic’s Jason Zengerle. But the points are still worth discussing, particularly Ezra’s kick-off post, which begins thusly:
I’m always amused by well-paid journalists and pundits complaining that teacher’s compensation isn’t closely enough linked to [...]
Lies My Teachers Told Me
Over at the Huffington Post, Marc Lampkin from ED in 08 notes that the NEA’s characterization of the merit pay conversation at the recent Democratic presidential debate in Iowa was…less than accurate. The NEA press release said:
“Democrats running for president reject any mandatory pay-for-performance schemes as part of the reauthorization of the federal No Child [...]
Uniting Differences
In the latest entry in an extended back-and-forth between Edwize and The Quick & The Ed on teacher policy, Leo Casey holds forth on the limitations of standardized testing. Some of it is quite thoughtful, particularly in distinguishing the union position–pro-standards, pro-standardized testing in limited contexts–from the absolutist anti-standards & testing people here.
But it seems [...]
Merit Pay is Murder
Per the post below, to get a sense of just how much some local teachers union officials hate the idea of merit pay, here’s a quote from local president in Nashville (Hat tip-Joanne Jacobs):
Last fall, the association passed on a $400,000 donation that would have put up to $6,000 extra in the pockets of Inglewood [...]
Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed 
College and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success
03/19/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on college graduation rates and the NCAA Tournament in the Detroit Free Press.
03/19/10 | Linda Perlstein links to Education Sector's "College- and Career-Ready" event.
03/17/10 | Ben Miller's column on graduation rates and NCAA Tournament eligibility is mentioned on The Wall Street Journal's The Daily Fix.
03/17/10 | Kevin Carey's critique of Diane Ravitch's latest book is quoted in Doublethink's Conventional Folly blog.
03/15/10 | Ben Miller pens an op-ed for US News & World Report on using graduation rates to determine NCAA Tournament eligibility.