the devil is in the details though. Merit pay based on what? Student test scores? You'll wind up with the lowest pay in the poorest schools, which is the opposite of what you want. I am not sure peer evaluations would work well either. Sounds like a good idea in theory, not sure about the practice. Vouchers? well... hmm. Again, depends on the circumstances. I think that Albuquerque Public Schools are a lost cause, personally. Charter schools on the other hand can be good, if they have a sound basis. They tend to be underfunded and have fewer resources. However, they can be small and community-based, which is good.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have the same problem in California- entrenched bureaucracy, the > teachers' unions resisting sensible reform, and incompetent, corrupt > management all around. I vote for merit pay, vouchers, and charter > schools- create a little competition for those taxpayer dollars in the > education sector. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:268848 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
