Questions about how to value experience, education, certification, and pedagogical skills — the big four of teacher inputs — have created one of the most highly contentious fields of inquiry in education, particularly since they have clear implications for the design of teacher compensation systems. (educationnext.org)
While the NEA and AFT are struggling internally — especially as younger generations of teachers agitate for the end of traditional teacher compensation systems — they still have member loyalty (for now). (dropoutnation.net)
There is a strong case, then, for modifying teacher compensation systems to offer larger salaries for math and science teachers as a means to improve teacher quality — and student achievement — in these subjects. (educationnext.org)