WASHINGTON—In a major speech on education, President Obama On Tuesday will push merit pay for teachers and upgraded “data systems” to track student and teacher performance. Money for that will be provided through the Obama stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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There should only be one criteria, the end result of their class performance.
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