Articles related to "Teacher Performance"

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

A number of forces are driving Australian education towards radical change. Some of these seem incompatible. Which will prevail?

The Australian Federal Government plans to base all teacher salaries on performance, but is there evidence this is better for students?

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.

One of Obama's themes during his 2008 presidential campaign was "change." Early in his term, however, "continuity" could describe his work in three policy areas.

Bill and Melinda Gates are now focusing on higher education, teacher quality, research, and performance-based pay.

The Board on Testing and Assessment tells Arne Duncan that assessment criteria are not acceptable. Multiple choice tests are not the best assessment tools.