Articles tagged: teacher merit pay

Education Week: U.S. Secretary of Education: Teachers should make between $60,000 and $150,000

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Posted: Aug 01, 2011

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan turned some heads Monday by saying he believes the starting salary for teachers should be $60,000 per year and calling for increased standards for prospective teachers, according to an ... Read more »

A new way to measure student growth and teacher performance in Ann Arbor? School board looks at test

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Posted: May 11, 2011

A new educational assessment program under consideration by the Ann Arbor school board could measure individual teacher growth annually through student achievement, according to district officials. The school board will hear a first briefing on ... Read more »