An evidence - based salary schedule would
directly reward teachers when they demonstrate evidence of greater effectiveness.
Not exact matches
It is too late for these
teachers to reap early returns to competence, and depriving them of the present system's rich
rewards for advanced degrees and experience beyond the first few years would cut
directly into their expected future earnings.
Some researchers speculate that those programs didn't offer big enough
rewards and that they focused too narrowly on test scores rather than the instructional practices
teachers can control more
directly.
Regardless of the reason,
teacher quality is
directly correlated with student outcomes, and for that reason and that reason alone,
teachers and schools should be free to not only make employment agreements, but also engage in
rewards for work well done.