Mark Tallman, associate executive director for advocacy at KASB, said he wasn’t aware of research-based consensus that pay for performance improved overall academic results in the classroom. It is a topic best left to locally elected school boards, he said…
“K-NEA lobbyist Mark Desetti said state legislatures wading into the incentive pay “fail to understand the essential nature of teaching…
“Desetti said research had established links between the study of music and success in math but merit systems wouldn’t recognize the contribution of a fifth-grade band teacher when evaluating effectiveness of a high school calculus instructor.
“Brian Koon, testifying on behalf of Kansas Families for Education, said a performance-based approach to salary increases could inspire educators to focus on students with the most capacity to learn and to neglect struggling students. Merit pay might weaken collaboration among teachers and undercut mentoring, Koon said.”
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