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Merit pay plan may be reversed

   March 8, 2007

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In the Miami Herald:

In a surprising reversal, the Republican-controlled Legislature is moving quickly to scrap a controversial merit pay system for teachers that lawmakers put in place less than a year ago.

Republican legislators are not abandoning the idea of awarding bonuses to teachers. But the turnabout represents a rejection of ideas first pushed by the administration of former Gov. Jeb Bush — and even includes some minor tweaks to Bush’s ”A+ Plan” that was adopted eight years ago.

Read article: A turnabout on teacher merit pay

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