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Posts tagged as “merit pay”

Daugaard Education Plan Fails to Fulfill Business-Needs Hierarchy

While circulating petitions to refer HB 1234, the Governor's education reform plan, to a public vote, I've heard more than one neighbor speak of the need to make public education operate more like a business. Rep. Fred Romkema, one of…

Perceptions of Unfairness Harm Worker Performance: Reject HB 1234!

"Hi, I'm collecting signatures to refer Governor Daugaard's education bill to a public vote. Would you like to sign?" That simple pitch has gotten me 243 signatures on my HB 1234 referendum petitions so far. About half the time, that's…

South Dakota Republicans Citing Obama to Support Bad Education Policy

When South Dakota Republicans start quoting President Obama to support their own votes, you know they are desperate. I've taken ribbing about the Obama Administration's support for merit pay, a key part of Governor Daugaard's education-wrecking HB 1234, since he…

Good-Looking Teachers Get Better Evaluations

Uh oh: looks like I'd better keep working out... and buy some neckties that match! Daniel Hamermesh, an economist at the University of Texas-Austin, has conducted a series of studies on the role that appearance plays in the workplace. He…

Minor Complication for HB 1234: Who Wants a Student Teacher?

A fellow teacher brought up a complication to HB 1234, Governor Daugaard's education reform package, that hadn't occurred to me yet: under the new teacher evaluation and merit pay policies, how hard will it be to place student teachers? Right…