Pay Structure

An even-handed, transparent pay structure that rewards excellence is a critical way to recruit, retain, and support all great teachers.

Additional Resources

Paying Teachers for Results

May 2009

The Center for American Progress demonstrates the efficacy of pay-for-performance programs based upon evaluations of teacher performance and student achievement outcomes. These programs can gain teacher buy-in when targeted at hard-to-staff schools and can include school-level measures of student achievement.  

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Teacher Compensation and Teacher Quality

May 2009

The Committee for Economic Development looks at pay, pension, and other enabling factors that have affected teacher compensation.

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