Opinion
Merit pay boosts student success
Most non-educators believe teacher pay ought to vary according to demonstrable performance. Most public-school teachers dislike this idea.
Opinion
Change how we pay teachers
Rather than chasing ephemeral headlines and dubious rankings, North Carolina should focus on changing how we pay teachers. We need to differentiate salaries by subject, by school, and by performance.
Opinion
Average pay isn’t the right focus
In reality, teacher pay is inherently differentiated — but in North Carolina, the practice until recently was to differentiate in ways that didn’t serve students well.
Opinion
Relating teacher pay to teacher performance
In May, about 19,000 North Carolina teachers gathered in Raleigh to “Rally for Respect,” an event organized by the N.C. Association of Educators. The choice of the word “respect” was important. It implied attendees felt disrespected. By whom? The Republican-led General Assembly, of course. You can select all sorts of statistics, but many important ones aren’t consistent with NCAE’s argument. For example, we...
Opinion
Teacher pay deserves reasoned debate
Structuring pay around years of experience and degrees awarded was a bad idea. We should be glad North Carolina is moving away from it.
Opinion
Average pay isn’t the point
The real story of the past several years is that North Carolina lawmakers have been restructuring the pay scale for teachers in ways intended to attract and retain high performers.
Opinion
Teacher pay ideas get test
North Carolina's new pilot programs will help policymakers answer a key question: Is performance pay for teachers about incentivizing or identifying?
Opinion
Family Debates Merit Pay
How can we differentiate the pay of teachers on the basis of their performance while also treating them fairly?
Opinion
Pay Reform Meets Student Needs
The legislature's strategy for reforming teacher compensation is based on solid empirical evidence and focused squarely on the ultimate goal of maximizing student success.
Opinion
The Real Teacher Recruitment Problem in N.C.
For decades, Democratic leaders in Raleigh have clung to the flawed notion that no teacher deserves to make more money than any other.
Opinion
The Real Teacher Recruitment Problem in N.C.
For decades, Democratic leaders in Raleigh have clung to the flawed notion that no teacher deserves to make more money than any other.
Opinion
North Carolina’s Real Teacher Recruitment Problem
Public schools struggle to place qualified math, science, and special education teachers in North Carolina classrooms.
