While merit pay can be defined in a variety of ways, it most commonly refers to paying teachers based on performance instead of the number of years spent in the classroom. (huffingtonpost.com)
Previous teacher evaluation policies didn't differentiate poor teachers from average teachers or great ones — much less award or discipline teachers based on their performance. (educationnext.org)
There is no way to pay teachers based on performance without the ability to measure that performance in a meaningful way. (ncpolicywatch.com)