Tag: A Nation at Risk
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Five Myths About Teacher Merit Pay
Originally appeared in The Washington Post. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says paying public school teachers based on their performance is his “highest priority,” and he plans to dole out hundreds of millions of dollars to states and school systems that embrace the idea. In the District, Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has made such reform a…
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US Education: Still at Risk
A quarter century ago, an explosive federal report launched a national crusade to fix American education. There’s still much work to be done.