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Denver Schools’ ‘Pay-for-Performance’ System: Not Actually ...

There’s Not Much Performance in Denver Schools’ ‘Pay for Performance’ System Signs at a rally as public school teachers strike in Denver, Colo., February 12, 2019. (Michael Ciaglo/Reuters) ... read more

There’s Not Much Performance in Denver Schools’ ‘Pay for ...

First, contra the coverage of the strike, the Denver pay system which has sparked so much backlash is not actually rewarding performance. read more

Lesson from Dougco schools on pay for performance - The Denver Post

A true pay for performance system has to be implemented at the school level and obviously must be individualized. A true compensation system based on performance can’t be collectively bargained. read more

'Performance pay’ drove Denver teachers to strike -- and it is ...

Denver teachers are out on strike, protesting the system of performance pay -- also known as merit pay -- used by Denver Public Schools. Once widely supported in Denver, teachers now say the 14 ... read more

Salary system luring faculty - The Denver Post

Hundreds more teachers sought difficult positions in Denver’s toughest schools in the first year of a nationally watched teacher pay-for-performance system – an early sign that the $25 million ... read more

Why performance pay is at the heart of Denver’s teacher strike

Denver public school teachers went on strike Monday for the first time in 25 years. Much of the fight comes down to a pay system known that involves a complicated merit and bonus system, and that ... read more

Denver teachers take to the picket line to protest inadequate pay

Denver teachers took to the picket lines to protest inadequate pay but a pay-for-performance system stands in the way of an agreement. read more

Denver's Teacher Strike Puts Pay-For-Performance In The Spotlight

Back in 2005, Denver voters approved a tax to fund a pay-for-performance plan developed jointly by Denver Public Schools and DCTA. read more

Denver Teachers to Strike Over Merit-Pay System - Education Week

In Denver, teachers will go on strike Monday to protest a performance-pay system that’s been in place for 15 years. The dispute is illustrative of a larger national shift away from ... read more

Chat Transcript: Teacher Pay for Performance - Education Week

This Live Chat on teacher compensation addresses the ratification of a dramatically new teacher salary system by the Denver Classroom Teachers' Association that will reward teachers for improved ... read more

Denver Measure Would Link Teacher Pay to Performance - NPR

Denver residents will vote Tuesday on whether to approve a far-reaching plan to pay teachers extra based on their students' performance. School districts across the country are under pressure to ... read more