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Pay as you grow: will performance bonuses for teachers fix Texas schools?

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-AUG-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Pay as you grow: will performance bonuses for teachers fix Texas schools?(FAQ: BRIAN D. SWEANY ON THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY)

Article Excerpt
Teacher incentive pay has replaced block scheduling and wired classrooms as the newest rage in the state's public schools. So what's the plan? Actually, there are two plans. The first is called the Governor's Educator Excellence Awards Program, which Rick Perry created by executive order with much ballyhoo last November. It provided $10 million to schools that have a high percentage of economically disadvantaged or at-risk students and show improvement on standardized tests like the TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills). For teachers, the bonuses range from $3,000 to $10,000.

That sounds good for those campuses, but isn't $10 million a drop in the bucket? Yes, and you can thank your high school math teacher for being able to figure that out. During this spring's special session, however, Perry signed a bill that expanded the program for...

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