| Here is the DO NOT MISS story that will put to rest any lingering doubts you may have about the idea of MERIT pay FOR TEACHERS. Called "Two Bonuses"? it actually described three bonuses: one went to Mercedes Schneider, who received a bonus of $427.76 after she was rated a "highly effective teacher"; she gave her bonus away to a friend raising an autistic child.The second bonus went to a charter school teacher who raised scores by 88%; her bonus was $43,000! The third bonus went to a kindergarten teacher at the same charter school who had raised scores even more, but her bonus was $4,086 because her class's scores did not "count" toward state ratings. The kindergarten scores went up by 165%! The teacher was Ashleigh Pelafigue. Of course, the bonus plan is completely unsustainable because it is funded by a one-time federal grant of $2.3 million that went to a charter chain ... |
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