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Kretchmar, Kerry; Sondel, Beth; Ferrare, Joseph J. – Journal of Education Policy, 2014
In this paper we illustrate the relationships between Teach For America (TFA) and federal charter school reform to interrogate how policy decisions are shaped by networks of individuals, organizations, and private corporations. We use policy network analysis to create a visual representation of TFA's key role in developing and connecting…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Low Income Groups
Thompson, Barbara; Baumann, Paul – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2011
Whether referred to as "pay-for-performance" (PFP) or "merit pay," attempting to tie educators' compensation to their performance in the classroom and students' performance on high-stakes tests has been a key component of many educator compensation reform efforts in the last five years. This issue looks at PFP systems broadly…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Charter Schools, High Stakes Tests, Educational Change