Merrow: School Boards Paying Attention to Pay-for-Performance Idea

EDUCATION -- December 25, 2009 at 2:55 PM EDT

Merrow: School Boards Paying Attention to Pay-for-Performance Idea

Capping off a week of reports on major changes happening over the past few years in Washington, D.C., schools, education correspondent John Merrow talked to the Rundown about the idea of tying teachers' pay to performance and the federal "Race to the Top" competitive grant program.

You can watch Merrow's full series on schools in D.C. and New Orleans here or visit the Learning Matters Web site for podcasts and more.

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