Educational Specialty Boards: A Way Out of the Merit Pay Morass?.

Lieberman, Myron

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Publication Date: 1985

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Educational Specialty Boards: A Way Out of the Merit Pay Morass?

Lieberman, Myron

Phi Delta Kappan, v67 n2 p103-07 Oct 1985

Urges creation of national certification boards in several educational fields to justify highly qualified elementary and secondary teachers who could then be eligible for higher pay. Cites arguments against merit pay, explains how certification boards would defuse union opposition, and examines drawbacks in recent federal efforts to encourage merit pay. (PGD)

Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Differentiated Staffs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Merit Pay, National Programs, Professional Recognition, Teacher Certification, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Motivation, Teacher Salaries, Unions

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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