Skip main navigation.
 U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans - Link to ED.gov Home Page

Teacher Advancement Program

Text for slide is below.
previous arrow Previous Table of Contents Next next arrow

Slide 9 of 19

Why Do Performance Pay Plans Fail?

  • Imposed on Teachers
  • Do not provide mechanisma for poorly performing teachers to get better
  • Teachers not prepared to be assessed
  • Fear of bias, nepotism of evaluators, don't trust the principal
  • Evaluation criteria not fair (student test scores vs. value added) or justified by research

Last Modified: 05/15/2006