Educators consider merit pay plans. "They don't make enough money, especially the good ones

Educators consider merit pay plans. "They don't make enough money, especially the good ones — especially the great ones."

August 19, 2007

While the words "merit pay" drew hisses and boos at a recent teachers' union convention, educators are endorsing contracts that pay bonuses for boosting students' test scores.

The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers oppose linking a teacher's paycheck to how well their students do on tests. But that is not stopping Rob Weil, the AFT's deputy director of educational issues, from helping local unions hammer out contracts that include new merit-pay plans.

By Nancy Zuckerbrod, Associated Press

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