Teachers' income doesn't reflect results
by Letitia Stein
Teacher A has 25 years' experience and a master's degree. Teacher B has just five years in the classroom and no advanced degree. So who's the better teacher? A St. Petersburg Times analysis of teachers earning merit pay in Hillsborough County provides a surprising answer: The teachers who get merit pay bonuses for raising student achievement aren't always the most experienced or best educated. And quite often, they still make less money than teachers who haven't earned bonuses. This story came out of an EWA ed research and statistics bootcamp.
The St. Petersburg Times, 9/13/2008