The Choice Channel

“Richmond County parents should be encouraged that the school board is considering merit pay for principals and teachers. Frank Dolan, chairman of the board’s finance committee, is pushing a plan modeled on the incentives in Superintendent Dana Bedden’s contract. Why not? What’s good enough for the super ought to be good enough for principals and teachers. Usually pay hikes are determined by seniority and/or advanced degrees — which is fine if teacher performance is improved by experience or higher education, but all too often it is not.” (10/06/08)