Why are teachers afraid of a performance based system???

5 Things you Should Know about Performance Pay for Teachers.

1. Merit Pay (Performance Pay) is NOT Punitive.

Merit pay is not about punishing teachers for failing to meet certain goals or for bad test grades. It’s about more rewards and incentives for teachers that go above and beyond the norm. Performance pay can be structured where all teachers receive a raises.… Some teachers will simply receive more of a raise for better performance.

2. It is ...