Linking teacher pay to performance debated in Delaware

In some industries, employees who excel in their work are rewarded with raises or promotions. Those not succeeding don't advance. Education shouldn't be any different, argue the school, business and community leaders behind Delaware’s Vision 2015 plan. As part of their plan to transform the state’s “mediocre” school system into a world leader by 2015, they want to see teachers paid based on their work—rewarding those who succeed while holding all accountable for student learning. That’s a change from the standard practice of linking teacher pay increases most closely to years of experience and education level, which critics say offers teachers incentive to stay another year, but not to do their jobs better. Read about the pros and cons at delawareonline.com.