Teacher-Pay-Incentives Are…..

popular, but they are also unproven says this new Education Week Article.

The state of Virgina did a pilot program in Caroline County and the city of Franklin to give out extra money to the new teaachers.  One middle school and one high school in each city. In the 2004-05 school year only the high schools saw improvement.   In the last school year both types of schools saw improvement based on preliminary data.