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October 18, 2012

Guerrilla War Over Merit Pay in Michigan

Mike Antonucci:

A 2010 Michigan law requires that public schools "shall implement and maintain a method of compensation for its teachers and school administrators that includes job performance and job accomplishments as a significant factor in determining compensation and additional compensation." But Michigan Capitol Confidential learned that some districts are showing contempt for the law by awarding their highly effective teachers a bonus of $1 to $3.

The problem is that the districts and their unions couldn't come to an agreement on a system to implement the law's provisions, so this is what they dreamed up.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 18, 2012 1:43 AM
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