Teachers resist merit pay

05-03-2010

By Debbie Pfeiffer Trunnell/San Bernardino Sun

In early March, California missed out on Race to the Top funding because many teachers unions declined to sign an agreement requiring them to accept drastic reforms. Among the changes low-achieving schools were asked to make was linking teachers' pay to student performance, an issue unions representing teachers have long opposed. Now, the matter is again in the forefront as two area school districts negotiate with their unions on what the new, state-ordered transformation plans mean for teachers. The intervention, which the Fontana and San Bernardino school boards recently decided to put in place for the next school year, includes the option of providing financial incentives for teachers to improve student achievement. (more...)

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