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You could modify the plan so the bonus only happens for the kids who didn't meet grade level the previous year.

That way, the best teachers would want to teach the low performers, because that's where the max bonuses would be.



This would seem to involve independant, standardised testing to be held on all students, every year. Letting teachers, or even the school, evaluate students would obviously make it too easy for biases.

I will admit I'm in the UK, not the US, but we only do huge standardised tests every 3 years or so, as they are very disruptive.


You're right that an independent 3rd party would be needed to administer the tests.


My mind swims with the perverse incentives this would engender.


Terrifying, isn't it? Trying something new!




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