Merit Pay

What is Merit Pay?

• pay for performance based on a set criteria

• evaluation of performance

• instructional tactic

• marketing tool

When did Merit Pay begin?

Why was England 30 year attempt not successful?

Why was Canada not successful?

• Teachers avoided helping struggling students

• Students did not work hard

• The teachers didn't know the content

• Their was a lack of funding

Where did the first documented merit pay happen?

Who advocated for merit pay in the 1990s?

• teachers

• parents

• neoliberals

• administrators

When are most merit pay programs discontinued?

• 3 years

• 6 years

• 10 years

• 20 years

The failures of public education is often placed blame on due to

What do organizations attempt to do in education?

• provide solutions to help educational outcomes

• complain

• advertise

• "fix" the problem by donating

Merit pay issues can be resolved by...

• competition

• collaboration

• relevance

• relationships