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Despite presidential support, research shows that merit pay is bad idea.

After the forum at Saddleback church with Barack Obama and John McCain, it is clear how much McCain is like George Bush.

It makes intuitive sense to pay teachers according to how well they succeed, but serious institutional impediments stand in the way of making merit pay work.

No Child Left Behind has challenged many schools to change. But, under the leadership of Michelle Rhee, Washington D.C. teachers are on the cutting edge of major change.

Candidate Obama made promises to change education while running for president. The unions that endorsed him may not be pleased. He promised change. He's making changes.