“The overwhelming evidence in both England and the USA suggests that a more effective way [than merit pay for teachers] for teaching standards to improve is through improving professional development, accreditation and qualifications, measures that are not necessarily encapsulated in New Public Management systems.”
So concludes Alex White in a comprehensive analysis of Performance Related Pay systems and New Public Management theory as applied to teaching and schools – Merit pay for teachers has no merit.
The regular reader of The Dog’s Bollocks will know that I have posted many times on this particular issue. I post the link to Alex’s article here in the interests of furthering the debate.
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