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

On Monday, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) went on strike, the latest in a series of teacher strikes that have erupted across the country over the past year. While Denver teachers hav... read more

Op-Ed: Teacher Pay for Performance Is the Elephant in the Classroom

Compensating teachers for the quality of their teaching has not been discussed much, but administrators now have new assessment tools for evaluating performance There ... system began in 1921 in Des M... 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 ... of linking performance and pay. Did it have an impact, and did it lead to other places putting into plac... read more

Denver teachers strike for higher wages, exposing US divide over bonus pay

The system ... performance of low-income students. It says it also needs to honor the will of voters to spend tax revenue worth about $33 million a year on incentive pay. "There is not one school dist... read more

Teachers Strike Over Performance Pay Ends in Denver

The ProComp contract, which expired Jan. 18, paid Denver’s teachers based on performance and incentives, rather than seniority and education level, in addition to their base pay. The school system off... read more

Denver teacher strike revealed US divide over bonus pay

The system ... performance of low-income students. It says it also needs to honor the will of voters to spend tax revenue worth about $33 million a year on incentive pay. "There is not one school dist... read more

An innovative elementary school — a product of Denver education reform — tries to get back to normal post-strike

Nic Savinar tried to maintain a measure of normalcy for three days in her fifth grade classroom at Centennial Elementary School in northwest Denver ... pay-for-performance system that was the subject ... read more

Denver teachers to end strike after schools agree to raise pay

DENVER ... there is so much that we agree on,’’ she said. The district said some of the extra money being put into teacher pay will come from cutting about 150 jobs in the district’s central office an... read more

Denver teachers end strike, return to class with pay raises

"Denver's kids are the biggest winners in today's agreement," he said. The teachers had demanded that the school system ... academic performance of poor and minority students. The district said some o... read more

For First Time in 25 Years, Thousands of Denver Teachers Strike

That also included 507 teachers at the district's high-poverty schools, or about 44 percent of those educators. The district still has not said how many students were absent Monday. Denver Public ... ... read more

With A Strike On The Horizon, Denver Teachers Ready To Fight For Wages, Bonuses

That’s how long Denver teachers and district leaders have to reach an agreement over incentives and teacher pay. If not ... school performance, teachers are left unsure of which bonuses they receive. ... read more

Targeting Douglas County teacher pay in Colorado (5 letters)

Re: “Dougco schools’ market-based teacher salary plan,” June 1 letters ... impact a teacher has on students. It is a much more difficult task, but teacher salaries will not be adequately reflective of ... read more