[Vision2020] Idaho KIDS COUNT releases brief on Teacher Effectiveness and Merit Pay

[Tom Hansen]

Forwarded courtesy of a friend and fellow Viz contributor (thanks).

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Tom Hansen
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> Announcing the new research brief, Improving Teacher Effectiveness.
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> Idaho KIDS COUNT would like to share the following announcements with you.
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> New Research Brief on Teacher Effectiveness and Merit Pay
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> Teacher merit pay as a means to improve instruction is attracting attention nationally as well as in Idaho. Idaho KIDS COUNT set out to bring the best evidence available to this policy conversation. 
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> We reviewed the three most rigorous studies we found from across the country. These studies were designed with control groups, much like clinical trials. Across all three studies, financial incentives had negligible and sometimes negative impacts on student achievement. These findings may be counter-intuitive, but they are actually consistent with research from the private sector. The London School of Economics reviewed 51 corporate pay-for-performance plans and found that financial incentives could negatively impact performance in the business world.
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> Improving teacher effectiveness remains a critical goal. Training, evaluation, and feedback have been shown to help teachers increase student success. In our state, the Idaho Early Literacy Project, a program of the Lee Pesky Learning Center, had substantial success in improving reading skills through training and mentorship. While the initiative trained early education instructors, it provides a model for the K-12 system. Additional research in teacher training and evaluation can help refine and guide these approaches.
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> Please see the full research brief, Improving Teacher Effectiveness: Training and evaluation hold promise where monetary rewards fall short, and the related news release.
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> Interview with Idaho KIDS COUNT Director Lauren Necochea
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> Watch here as Lauren Necochea discusses the research on teacher merit pay. Additional interview video clips are posted on www.idahokidscount.org.
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