[PapaBear3625]

But special education teachers like my wife who bust their ass getting kids who couldn’t read or do math at all to a grade level below their actual grade get screwed with merit pay because it’s based on test scores.

Agreed. It should be based on improvement in test scores compared to the prior year.

[maica]

Agreed. It should be based on improvement in test scores compared to the prior year.

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If teachers have to be measured, I say the children should be tested in the beginning and the end of the same academic year - October and May. Same teacher, same kid, measures the achievement in the classroom.