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Download full textHarris, Debbi – Economic Policy Institute, 2010
What is the "best" way to pay teachers? Should teachers be paid based only on their experience and education, or does this merely reward mediocrity? Would it be better to base teachers' pay on their performance in the classroom or their students' learning, or would this undermine cooperation among colleagues and encourage an unhealthy…
Descriptors: Incentives, Rewards, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Salaries
Direct linkSpringer, Matthew G.; Hamilton, Laura; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Ballou, Dale; Le, Vi-Nhuan; Pepper, Matthew; Lockwood, J. R.; Stecher, Brian M. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2010
In an effort to explore the impact of performance incentives in education, the National Center on Performance Incentives (NCPI) partnered with the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) to conduct the Project on Incentives in Teaching, or POINT. The study examines the effects on student outcomes of paying eligible teachers bonuses of up to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Teacher Behavior, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year One Evaluation Report. Policy Evaluation Report
Springer, Matthew G.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Ghosh-Dastidar, Bonnie; Gronberg, Timothy J.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Jansen, Dennis W.; Lopez, Omar S.; Patterson, Christine H.; Stecher, Brian M.; Taylor, Lori L. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
This report presents findings stemming from the first-year evaluation of the Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) program, one of several statewide performance incentive programs in Texas. In June 2006, Governor Perry and the 79th Texas Legislature created the Governor's Educator Excellence Award Program, one component of which is the TEEG…
Descriptors: Program Design, Incentives, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedTracy, Saundra J.; MacNaughton, Robert H. – Illinois School Research and Development, 1985
Reviews two models of assisting and assessing teachers, combines these models into a realistic synthesis, and suggests how this synthesis could be used to provide incentives for good teaching performance. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Incentives
Springer, Matthew G.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Taylor, Lori L.; Lopez, Omar S.; Peng, Art – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2009
This report presents findings from the second-year evaluation of the Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program. The GEEG program was federally- and state-funded and provided three-year grants to schools to design and implement performance pay plans from the 2005-06 to 2007-08 school years. GEEG was implemented in 99 high poverty, high…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis
Edwards, Clarence M., Jr. – Spectrum, 1986
A teacher professional development program in Virginia identified 15 performance indicators of effective teaching. Teachers are given 5 years and 30 observations (during which only teacher strengths are documented) in which to demonstrate and assess their proficiency. Peer evaluations and monetary incentives are successfully utilized. (MLF)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Incentives
Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year Two Evaluation Report. Policy Evaluation Report
Springer, Matthew G.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Gronberg, Timothy J.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Jansen, Dennis W.; Lopez, Omar S.; Peng, Art; Stecher, Brian M.; Taylor, Lori L. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
This report presents findings from the second year of a multi-year evaluation of the Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) program and background information about the design and implementation of the District Awards for Teacher Excellence (DATE) program. The TEEG and DATE programs operating in Texas make up the largest state-funded performance…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
