But the notion of paying teachers on the basis of their ability to improve test scores, often termed «merit pay,» while earnestly debated by education policy researchers, is strongly opposed by teachers unions and is a political nonstarter in many parts of the country. (educationnext.org)
The prestige pictures listed could, for a variety of reasons — even through no particular fault of their own — go the way of The Conspirator and the Crowne, becoming nonstarters with critics, audiences, and Academy tastemakers alike. (theatlantic.com)
Oberg has made outstanding contributions to the dairy industry over the past 40 years, most recently in helping understand the physiology of nonstarter lactic acid bacteria and how they affect today's cheese manufacturing industry. (IDFA.org)