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Merit Pay

Breaking the Gender-Merit Link

Nancy Hopkins | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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Nancy Hopkins

When someone suggests gender diversity as an asset of a job candidate, the reply is often "Oh no, I'm only interested in merit." Yet name some other quality needed for the position, and the idea of merit is assumed, not questioned.

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That Student-Teacher Thing

Dennis Danziger | Posted 04.30.2009 | Living

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Dennis Danziger

What I remember most about Ms. Fitzgerald's class is that when I wasn't staring at the clock, I was deciding which of my body parts to rip off and hand her in protest.

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Teacher Rx: The Perfect Storm For Reform

Rev. Al Sharpton and Joel Klein | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

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Rev. Al Sharpton and Joel Klein

Transforming the teaching profession into a merit-based system is an obvious first step toward reducing educational inequality.

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Obama Repeats Call For Merit Pay In Front Of Powerful Teachers Union

The Hill | Jackie Kucinich | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Saturday thanked the National Education Association for its endorsement but also made it clear that ...

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