{"id":4097,"date":"2011-04-11T08:21:57","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T12:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libweb.fau.edu\/blog\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2011-04-11T08:25:15","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T12:25:15","slug":"teachers-and-merit-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libweb.fau.edu\/blog\/teachers-and-merit-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers and Merit Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>April 11, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teachers and Merit Pay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>In the News: <\/em>Florida has adopted a new law that changes the way teachers will be evaluated and paid. It ties teachers&#8217; pay to their overall effectiveness and relies heavily on student test scores as a way of judging teacher quality.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"456\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001849419\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4098\" title=\"The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education\" src=\"http:\/\/libweb.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/ravitch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001517011\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4099\" title=\"Effective Teacher Evaluation: A Guide for Principals\" src=\"http:\/\/libweb.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/peterson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001201808\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4101\" title=\"A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom?: Appraising Old Answers and New Ideas\" src=\"http:\/\/libweb.fau.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/hess.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><em>Conflicting Missions?: Teachers Union and Educational Reform<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Tom Loveless. Brookings Institution Press, 20000<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA000779273\">LB2844.53 .U62 C66 2000<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Curriculum Alignment: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By David A. Squires. Corwin Press, 2009<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001839025\">LB2806.15 .S732 2009<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Diane Ravitch. Basic Books, 2010<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001849419\">LA217.2 .R38 2010<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Designing Performance Assessment Systems for Urban Teacher Preparation<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Francine P. Peterman. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001226124\">LB1715 .D46 2005<\/a> (Also available online via <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001204760\">NetLibrary<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Ruth S. Johnson, J. Sabrina Mims-Cox, and Adelaide Doyle-Nichols. Sage, 2010<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001842435\">LB1029 .P67 J656 2010<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Effective Teacher Evaluation: A Guide for Principals<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Kenneth D. Peterson and Catherine A. Peterson. Corwin Press, 2006<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001517011\">LB2838 .P475 2006<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Higher Pay in Hard-to-Staff Schools: The Case for Financial Incentives<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Cynthia D. Prince. Scarecrow Press, 2003<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA000978530\">LB2842.22 .P75 2003<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hot-Button Issues for Teachers: What Every Educator Needs to Know About Leadership, Testing,<\/em><\/strong><em> <strong>Textbooks, Vouchers, and More<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>By Philip D. Vairo, Sheldon Marcus, and Max Weiner. Rowman &amp; Littlefield Education, 2007<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001509676\">LB1775.2 .V35 2007<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hugging the Middle: How Teachers Teach in an Era of Testing and Accountability<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Larry Cuban. Teachers College, Columbia University, 2009<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001563586\">LB1775.2 .C83 2009<\/a> (Treasure Coast)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Merit, Money, and Teachers\u2019 Careers: Studies on Merit Pay and Career Ladders for Teachers<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Henry C. Johnson, Jr.\u00a0 University Press of America, 1985<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA000250118\">LB2842.2 .M46 1985<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Modernizing the Federal Government: Paying for Performance<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Silvia Montoya and John D. Graham. RAND, 2007<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001661093\">JK776 .M74 2007<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pay for Performance: Evaluating Performance Appraisal and Merit Pay<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by George T. Milkovich and Alexandra K. Wigdor. National Academic Press, 1991<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA000424445\">HF5549.5 .C67 P38 1991<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Paying Teachers for What They Know and Do: New and Smarter Compensation Strategies to Improve Schools<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Allan Odden and Carolyn Kelley. Corwin Press, 2002<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA000834469\">LB2842.22 .O33 2002<\/a> (At Treasure Coast)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Performance Pay for Teachers: The Views and Experiences of Heads and Teachers<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By E. C. Wragg et al. RoutledgeFalmer ,2004<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001249982\">LB2844 .G7 P47 2004<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom?: Appraising Old Answers and New Ideas<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Frederick M. Hess, Andrew J. Rotherham, and Kate Wash. Harvard Education Press, 2004<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001201808\">LB1715 .Q35 2004<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Role of Performance Pay Systems in Comprehensive School Reform: Considerations for Policy Making and Planning<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Warren A. Hodge. University Press of America, 2003<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA000989807\">LB2842.22 .H63 2003<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Teacher Assessment and the Quest for Teacher Quality: A Handbook<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Edited by Mary M. Kennedy. Jossey-Bass, 2010<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001840682\">LB2838 .T386 2010<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Teacher Pay &amp; Teacher Quality: Attracting, Developing, &amp; Retaining the Best Teachers<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By James H. Stronge, Christopher R. Gareis, and Catherine A. Little. Corwin Press, 2006<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001310808\">LB2842.22 .S87 2006<\/a> (At Treasure Coast)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Teacher Politics: The Influence of Unions<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Maurice R. Berube. Greenwood Press, 1988<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA000344115\">LB2844.53 .U6 B47 1988<\/a> (At Jupiter)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Top Ten Myths in Education: Fantasies Americans Love to Believe<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Larry E. Frase &amp; William Streshly. Scarecrow Press, 2000<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA000773546\">LA217.2 .F69 2000<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Richard D. Kahlenberg. Columbia University Press ,2007<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA001516820\">LB2844.53 .U6 K34 2007<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Unions and Public Schools: The Effect of Collective Bargaining on American Education<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Randall W. Eberts and Joe A. Stone. Lexington Books, 1984<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA000238255\">LB2844.59 .U6 E23<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>United Mind Workers: Unions and Teaching in the Knowledge Society<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Charles Taylor Kerchner, Julia E. Koppich, Joseph G. Weeres. Jossey-Bass, 1997<br \/>\nCall Number: <a href=\"http:\/\/fau.catalog.fcla.edu\/permalink.jsp?28FA000627206\">LB2844.53 .U6 K48 1997<\/a> (At Jupiter)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Worm in the Apple: How the Teacher Unions Are Destroying American Education<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>By Peter Brimelow. 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